The proposed £120m redesign of Liverpool’s Rocket junction, the congestion hotspot at the end of the M62, is to advance to the next stage after the Department for Transport confirmed it would contribute £1.25m towards an outline business case.
Boris Johnson has given the go-ahead in the House of Commons today to the High Speed 2 rail project, a move welcomed by regional business leaders – with caveats.
The North West scooped the highest value of infrastructure contract awards in 2019 of all UK regions, thanks mainly to the £1.5bn Sellafield decommissioning project, according to data analyst Barbour ABI.
Stockport Council and Transport for Greater Manchester are set to request between £500m and £1bn from the Government to deliver an extension of the Metrolink line from East Didsbury to the town centre.
This year will see fresh services launched including a development map to complement news stories and branded content production for partners.
The Northern rail franchise will only be able to continue for "a number of months", transport secretary Grant Shapps said, and a decision on its future will be taken by the end of January.
Northern is to have its rail franchise to Arriva removed following years of poor performance, the transport secretary Grant Shapps has said.
We can look back with pride at some tremendous train and tram schemes over the last decade, writes Laurie Mentiplay of WSP.
The opening of the £17.5m Penwortham Bypass in Lancashire this month paves the way for proposed improvements to the town centre, including a public realm and pedestrian-friendly high street, according to the council.
Manchester Airport has released images and a video of its under-construction passenger terminal, as it presses ahead with plans to complete the airport expansion project by 2024.
