Drivers fury as Labour cuts UK road projects which risk causing more queues and delays to travellers

As part of the update, Reeves decided to cut spending on numerous projects including the highly anticipated A27 Arundel bypass.

But now experts have warned the cuts to the UK roads “have created more questions than answers”.

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Simon Williams, RAC head of policy stated that the cancellation of the bypass“simply doesn’t scratch the surface of the problem”.

He said: “We’re still waiting to hear whether a much larger sum, to the tune of £8.3billion from the cancelled northern leg of HS2, will be spent on local road maintenance over the next 11 years as promised by the previous Government.

“It’s this long-term certainty of funding that local authorities so desperately need to plan long-term maintenance programmes, resurface their worst roads, and carry out preventative treatment that stops potholes forming in the first place.”

The £320million set aside for the bypass would instead be used for local road repairs across the country, Reeves revealed, with the removal of planning barriers to help speed up other projects.

Williams added: “Following last week’s news from the National Audit Office that the extent of the pothole problem isn’ttruly understood by Government, now is the time for change.

“The new Transport Secretary has a real opportunity to deliver lasting improvements to the quality of the nation’s roads.”

Other plans tipped to be cancelled by the Chancellor include the A303 which would connect the popular tourist site Stonehenge in Amesbury to Berwick Down.

National Highways reported that at times it can take as much as an hour to drive the eight-mile journey between the two towns, with urgent action needed.

Danny Kruger, Conservative MP for East Wiltshire, said that he would be "deeply disappointed” if the Government scrapped plans for the A303.

Taking to social media site X, formerly known as Twitter, the MP said: "If this is true the Government MUST fund an alternative plan to help communities around the A303 cope with the volume of traffic.”

Meanwhile Richard Smith, managing director of the Road Haulage Association said he was disappointed with the A303 cancellation.

He detailed how investment in the road network is a critical part of the Government’s mission to grow the economy.

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Smith commented: “A failure to invest in our road network now will mean a failure to tackle the growing problem of congestion on Britain’s roads and choke the economic recovery.

“In order to drive forward economic growth, we continue to urge the new Government to prioritise investment in key national infrastructure projects to tackle congestion, improve road safety, support business and keep the supply-chain moving at optimum levels.”