Leaders reject “cheap and nasty” rail plan

Local authorities have redoubled efforts to convince Chancellor Rishi Sunak to support projects such as a new Deeside Parkway station and the modernisation of Chester’s station in the Budget Statement on 3 March.

This year will see fresh services launched including a development map to complement news stories and branded content production for partners.

Network Rail has started work on the 1.5 mile-long stretch of rail track intended to unlock leisure and business opportunities between the Liverpool city region, its airport, Cheshire and North Wales.

Passengers will be able to use Chester’s new £13.5m bus interchange at Gorse Stacks from next Tuesday 30 May with park-and-ride buses the first services, followed by all bus operators the following week.

Chester’s new bus interchange has undergone its first live testing ahead of a rescheduled handover in May this year.

Engineering company CH2M has pulled out of a £170m development partner contract to deliver the high speed rail line from Crewe to Manchester, with underbidder Mace calling for a rerun of the procurement process.

Cheshire East Council is to shortly begin procuring for a design-and-build contractor to deliver the £90m Congleton link road, and is assessing methods to allow preparatory works to start in January 2018.

A £1.25m grant has been allocated by the Department for Transport to Cheshire East Council, to pay for the creation of an outline business case for the Middlewich bypass.

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