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Transport secretary Chris Grayling has announced £20 million worth of improvement works to roads in the South West and the North East.
According to the Government, the upgrades will create thousands of jobs and homes thanks to economic growth while improving journeys.
Highways England is investing £11 million into the projects with £9m coming from the private sector.
The schemes announced are:
A spokesman for Highways England told BusinessCar the remaining £3.3m will come from developers, which the Government body is in discussions with.
"We're undertaking the biggest modernisation programme for a generation to bring our roads into the 21st century and give people the safe and reliable journeys they expect," said Grayling. "But these improvements will do even more - allowing the construction of thousands of homes and the creation of thousands of jobs to give a huge boost to the economy."
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