'Taken from the BBC News web site 20th July 2000

Transport 2010 at a glance
A breakdown of the main points of the government's plans for transport to the year 2010

Rail
£60bn Investment to allow 50% more passengers, with faster and safer journeys £7bn rail modernisation fund to "lever in" private capital to the system 6,000 new carriages and trains

Roads
£59bn £30bn to eliminate backlog in road maintenance 80 major trunk road schemes to improve safety and traffic flow at junctions 100 new bypasses on trunk and local roads and 130 other full-scale local road improvement schemes Lower-noise surfaces for 60% of trunk roads A 10% increase in bus passenger journeys and an extension of bus priority schemes Widen 360 miles of motorway and trunk road network

Local transport schemes
£26bn Build 100 new bypasses £20bn for London, excluding roads - could include a revival of the shelved cross-London rail link and new East Thames river crossings for road and rail Up to 25 light railway schemes in urban areas - doubling the existing number More cycle and walking routes and more 20mph areas Rural Transport Fund to rise from £60m to £95m to help secure local bus services

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