Every inch of the proposed new road is estimated to cost £897. And when construction inflation has been built in - currently 9% a year - the likely figure will top £1,000. Either will make it the most expensive piece of tarmac ever laid, with the entire project, according to the Highways Agency's own figures, expected to cost £2.9bn and take three years.
Special Report,Transport in Britain.
The M6 widening - at £1,000 an inch...
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