The two coalition parties are divided about how to spend some €20bn the government has set aside for extra roads, it emerged during the first day of debate on the transport ministry budget, Nos tv reports.

VVD transport minister Melanie Schultz van Haegen said last week she planned to focus investment on the ‘economically strong’ regions of Amsterdam-Utrecht, Rotterdam-The Hague and Eindhoven-Venlo.
But the CDA wants to spread funding nationwide.
Regions
‘The cabinet should not simply invest in the economically-strongest regions,’’ said MP Sander De Rouwe during the debate. ‘The government must also look to other parts of the country.’
Labour, the left-wing greens GroenLinks and ChristenUnie support the CDA’s position.
Schultz will reply to MPs later on Wednesday. The minister said earlier she plans to complete 800km of new motorway lanes by 2015.
Tolls
The Telegraaf highlights VVD and PVV calls for the introduction of toll roads, pointing out that both parties were opposed to a kilometre tax during the election campaign and the previous cabinet period.
The VVD backs the building of a double-decker toll bridge to Almere in an effort to ease congestion. The PVV on Tuesday launched the idea of building a new A3 toll motorway through green belt land from Amsterdam to Rotterdam.
At the beginning of November, Schultz did not rule out building new toll roads. ‘Tolls can only be applied to special, extra roads,’ the minister said.
Speed limits
MPs were also critical of plans to put the speed limit up to 130 kph on some roads as soon as possible. Schultz has already said she will wait for safety and environmental reports before taking a decision.
The fundamentalist Christian party SGP says it supports an increase to 130 kph. ‘Or even 135 kph,’ MP Elbert Dijkgraaf said during the debate.