There will be a lot of smiling faces among MPs in the House of Commons when Transport Secretary Patrick McLoughlin lays out the Government's plans for road building.
There is nothing a constituency MP likes more than explaining to local people that a bottleneck is going to be relieved or a long-awaited bypass constructed.
In this case, it would appear the Lib Dems and Tories have an awful lot to congratulate themselves on.
The Daily Telegraph has calculated that two-thirds of the 65 schemes that have been cleared for construction are in the constituencies of members of the Coalition.
A cursory look at the map shows the benefits are spread more widely than that calculation might suggest, however.
The benefits of a dual carriageway around Stonehenge (the most eye-catching and complex proposal because of the need to tunnel under the World Heritage Site) will be felt not only around Salisbury Plain (Salisbury is, indeed, a Tory seat), but at both ends of the route - the South West (Tory and Lib Dem in the main) and London (dominated by Labour) - as well.
Equally, improvements to the A1 are likely to be welcomed by constituents of the North, South and indeed anyone who has attempted to use the route.
Overall, the Government is keen to highlight those areas where they are able to invest against an economic background that is not yet uniformly rosy.
It is within that same context that George Osborne said he would allocate an additional £2bn for the NHS.
However, Autumn Statement giveaways are not the whole story.
The Chancellor is going to have to admit that although the economy is on the mend (and performing more strongly than most competitor countries), he is still forced to borrow more than he had hoped.
The deficit remains a huge challenge for whoever wins the next election, and for all that the Government is now emphasising the positive, there will be more tough decisions that will impact on voters one way or another for years to come.
:: Watch Sky News for the Chancellor's Autumn Statement live on Wednesday, 3 December, on Sky channel 501, Virgin Media channel 602, Freeview channel 132 and Freesat channel 202.
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