Tag Archives: Northern Powerhouse

Spotlight | Maximising benefits for the North

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The UK’s infrastructure industry might be forgiven for being downhearted as we come into the New Year. Confidence in major project and programme delivery is at, what feels like, an all time low. The cancellation of Phase 2 of High Speed 2 (HS2) is a recent – and very public…

Jacobs appointed to develop West Yorkshire Mass Transit plans

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The mass transit scheme is being developed by the West Yorkshire Combined Authority as part of plans to overhaul the transport network in the region. Jacobs’ work as development partner, on behalf of the McBains consortium, will focus on ensuring feasible options are developed on all corridors to unlock the…

Transport for the North boss Barry White to step down

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Transport for the North (TfN) chief executive Barry White will step down from the role next year.

White will leave the North’s sub-national transport body in May 2021 to take a career break. It is anticipated that this will follow submission of the next business case for Northern Powerhouse Rail, scheduled…

Northern Powerhouse Rail will have ‘spades in the ground’ in four years

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Northern Powerhouse Rail (NPR) will have “spades in the ground” in 2024/25, according to Transport for the North (TfN) NPR director Tim Wood.

Wood told a Westminster Social Policy Forum yesterday that the programme “continues to progress at pace” despite the challenges of the Covid-19 pandemic. “One thing I remain steadfast on…

NIC outlines review of government’s northern rail plans

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The National Infrastructure Commission (NIC) has published an interim report outlining the proposed methodology for its review of the government’s integrated rail plan for the North of England and the Midlands.

The rail plan, announced by the government in February, will set out the sequencing and integration of High Speed 2,…

Future projects will cost more if HS2 is axed, industry warns

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More than 40 business leaders, railway professionals and construction heavyweights have warned prime minister Boris Johnson that cancelling High Speed 2 (HS2) will put future infrastructure plans in jeopardy.

Consultants including Aecom, Arcadis and Mott MacDonald are among 43 companies to have signed a letter to Johnson after it was reported that…

Northern airports set for connectivity boost

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The government has launched a review of regional airport connectivity across the UK, as it seeks to drive economic growth and make all regions more accessible from other parts of the country.

The Regional Air Connectivity Review, which is led by the Department for Transport, will assess the need to further…