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Month: October 2020

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Response to Northern Research Group letter to the Prime Minister

Fifty Northern MPs have written to Prime Minister Boris Johnson asking the government to “prioritise and accelerate” key infrastructure projects across the region ...
Tuesday 27th October 2020
Roads

A595 funding announcement “welcome injection of cash”

Responding to the announcement by the Department for Transport that £12.7m has been committed to upgrade the A595 at Grizebeck in Cumbria, Peter Molyneux, Major Roads Director at Transport for the North ...
Tuesday 27th October 2020
Rail

Use train company rescue fees to support Northern communities, say transport leaders

Train operator management fees could be used as additional financial support for Northern communities, says Transport for the North’s Rail North Committee. Meeting virtually last week, the North’s civic leaders recommended ...
Tuesday 27th October 2020
Response, Roads

Poynton Relief Road work brings boost to connectivity in the region

Cheshire East Council has confirmed work has kicked-off on the long-awaited Poynton Relief Road scheme ...
Thursday 22nd October 2020
Smart & Intergrated

Global innovation competition to inform future of public transport ticketing and smart travel

Transport for the North (TfN) has launched a procurement to inform the development of a ‘Smart North Ecosystem’ to connect the region’s different transport networks and ticketing systems to ...
Tuesday 20th October 2020
Rail

Covid ‘reset’ for rail services in the North

Mayors, Council Leaders and senior representatives from across the North’s local authorities will be told on Wednesday that there is an opportunity to build on ‘reset’ train services in ...
Monday 19th October 2020
Response, Roads

£42m scheme to enhance A630 in South Yorkshire

The Government has pledged £42 million to tackle congestion on the A630. A key route between Rotherham and Sheffield, and providing access to the M1, the A630 is used by around 65,000 ...
Friday 16th October 2020
Response, Roads

A19 work starts early in ‘promising evidence of Gov’t unlocking investment’

Transport Minister Baroness Vere announced today (Thursday 8 October) that the A19 is set to benefit from £51 million of upgrades that have begun six months ahead of schedule, underlining yet again the ...
Thursday 8th October 2020
Rail, Response

Plans to integrate Northern Powerhouse Rail and HS2 take step forward with latest consultation

A vision for a modern rail network for the North of England has taken another step forward, with plans to integrate HS2 with Northern Powerhouse Rail ...
Wednesday 7th October 2020
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