A series of planned closures over the Easter period will pave the way for additional hourly services between Liverpool and Chester, faster travel between Manchester and Stalybridge, and the introduction of new trains between Manchester and Preston.
Warrington Council’s executive board will next week be asked to give the go-ahead to Omega Local Highways Phase 3, a series of improvements to the road network around the Omega site, now firmly established as a logistics hotspot and moving into a phase of residential development.
Around 150 Carillion employees are due to join Kier on smart motorways projects, including a £130m scheme to upgrade the M6 between Crewe and Knutsford, after Kier took over the work from its collapsed joint venture partner.
Following the launch of Transport for the North’s draft 30-year strategy earlier today, Liverpool City Region Metro Mayor Steve Rotheram has said he will write to the Prime Minister over what he sees as an obvious conflict of interest in the Government that could impact TfN’s growth plans.
Clever money looking for a home in the North West need look no further than the 40 square miles of Cheshire and North Staffordshire covered by the Constellation Partnership, writes Jackie Sadek.
Transport for the North has agreed its draft strategic plan, which calls for sustained investment in the region's railways and roads over the next 30 years, including more rail connections between Liverpool and London.
Cheshire East Council’s cabinet will next week be asked to approve spending to take the £41.6m North West Crewe Package towards a planning application in spring 2018.
Arriva bus drivers have voted to reject the latest pay offer in their stand-off with the transport operator, making it more likely the nine strike days announced for December, plus Monday 27 November, will go ahead.
The Budget confirmed a £300m funding package, previously announced in October, to help improve connectivity between HS2 and stations in Manchester and Crewe, alongside £35m to help improve mobile communications for train passengers on the Trans-Pennine route from Manchester to York.
Cheshire East Council has today launched a public consultation on its draft Crewe HS2 masterplan vision, which looks at how the town can maximise the impact of an HS2 station by building 3.5m sq ft of commercial space and 7,000 additional homes by 2043.
