Key Route Network is made up of the strategic highway routes that are identified as being vital to growth and responsibility for network was devolved as part of the city region’s devolution agreement. Tony McDonough reports

Liverpool City Region Metro Mayor Steve Rotheram is releasing £25m of funding to support 15 road improvement projects across Merseyside.

The Key Route Network is made up of the strategic highway routes that are identified as being vital to growth in the Liverpool city region. Responsibility for network was devolved to the Metro Mayor as part of the city region’s devolution agreement with central Government.

The funding will support highways improvements in all six of the combined authority’s districts, as well as upgrades to digital connectivity and bus routes. Schemes will also include work to improve the condition of the roads, including tackling potholes, and to allow better traffic flow.

Mr Rotheram said: “My key priority is to drive economic prosperity for the whole city region and ensuring that we have the right transport infrastructure in place is absolutely vital.

“We have carefully designed our key routes network investment programme to support the economic growth of our region. This latest wave of funding will improve the state of our roads and enable better traffic flow on key routes across our city region, bringing benefits for our residents, visitors and businesses.”

The £25 million investment is supported by the Liverpool City Region Combined Authority’s Single Investment Fund, funded by capital from central Government’s Local Growth Fund 3.