Net Zero North West publishes manifesto

Contractors George Cox & sons will be on site from today, near Gatley Road and Broadway.

Main contractor John Murphy & Son will take apart the 2,000-tonne rail bridge between Manchester and Rochdale, building a new version on site in September.

Whitehall has confirmed the route for a £12bn rail link between Manchester and Liverpool, paving the way for the next stage of development of Northern Powerhouse Rail. 

Plans to transform the area around the railway station would feature a public park aimed at sprucing up the arrival to the town.

Liverpool City Region Combined Authority is in the market for a strategic partner to develop a regeneration strategy for the area around one of the busiest rail hubs in the country.

The completion of the project, which includes a two-acre public park, has been hailed by the council’s leader as “a landmark day” in the town’s history.

Funding from the Department for Transport will look to design new junctions and roundabouts, resurface roads, improve pedestrian crossings and cycle lanes, and enhance signage and road markings on the A6, A19, A583, A579, A676, and A690.

National Highways has secured a development consent order to dual the remaining 18m of single carriageway between Penrith and Scotch Corner, a £1.3bn project.

Eric Wright Civil Engineering is finalising the design for the Levelling Up Fund project, which will connect the city centre with South Ribble when it completes in spring 2025.

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Woodchurch in Wirral, Carr Mill in St Helens, and Daresbury in Halton could all get a transport boost by 2030 if the Liverpool City Region Metro Mayor is voted in for a third term in May. 

Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has announced that £1.5bn from the shelved £36bn Birmingham-Manchester leg of the high-speed rail line will go towards Local Transport Fund schemes in the region in the years from 2025 to 2032.

Pete Sollitt has started as managing director of TRU West Alliance as Network Rail gears up for an important year on the Manchester-Leeds route.

Crossing the River Dyfi at Machynlleth, the bridge replaces the flood-prone, 200-year-old Pont-ar-Ddyfi structure.

The government will be trialling a pay-as-you-go ticketing system at 17 stations in the city region starting in 2025.

Stockport Council, Transport for Greater Manchester, and main contractor Willmott Dixon have released a four-minute video showing the project’s progress over two years.

‘A need for certainty’ was the buzz phrase at Place North West’s first event of 2024, where the focus was transport and infrastructure – and the guests weren’t just talking about when it comes to HS2 and Northern Powerhouse Rail.

Procurement will be advanced for two lots of highways, public realm and active travel works as the council looks to put to work support from a swathe of programmes including the Levelling Up Fund.

Transport for Greater Manchester has acquired Downing Street Industrial Estate in Ardwick for around £15m, according to market sources.