The Chief Executive of the Highways Agency is to step down in the summer.

Mr Graham Dalton has worked in the post for 7 years and ed the agency through a time of financial constraint.

Mr Dalton said: "It has been a privilege to lead the Highways Agency through such an exciting time. I am leaving the business in good shape with a great team of people and an unprecedented 5 year fixed investment plan.

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"Highways England, which will come into being in April following Royal Assent of the government's Infrastructure Bill, will need a chief executive who can commit to delivering the first roads investment strategy which runs to 2020. I will work with chairman Colin Matthews to ensure an orderly handover to my successor in the summer."

(CD/MH)