A long-awaited road upgrade to address a "missing link" along a major route through the West Country has been given the green light by the government.
Transport minister Huw Merriman, acting for transport secretary Mark Harper, has approved the project along the A417 between Gloucester and Swindon, which helps to connect the Midlands and North of England to the South.
The £460m scheme will aim to improve the connection between two dual carriageway sections of the A417 at Brockworth and Cowley, and links between the M4 and M5.
