At the Transport for the North Board meeting on 14 January, Members agreed to write to the Transport Secretary to provide statutory advice on the Trans Pennine Strategic Road Studies.
Peter Molyneux, Major Roads Director at Transport for the North, said:
“As many will attest, the existing road link across the Pennines is notoriously below par. It’s regularly congested and is closed for an average of 70 days a year due to bad weather and dangerous driving conditions.
“Both road and rail links between Greater Manchester and the Sheffield City Region are currently really poor and need investment in order to level up opportunities for the communities they serve across the southern Pennines corridor.
“Whilst a tunnelled dual carriageway may not be the answer, we’ve expressed our view to Government that more work should be done to look at environmentally sustainable solutions for both road and rail across the Pennines.”
