The TransPennine Route Upgrade and A57 link road upgrade will better connect people, communities and businesses across the region.

Transport links across the north of England will be transformed following 2 multi-billion-pound rail and road schemes being secured in last week’s budget.

It comes after last week’s budget secured funding to deliver both growth-enhancing transport projects that will provide critical connectivity between some of the country’s biggest economic centres, while supporting everyday journeys within the towns and cities in between.
For rail passengers, the TRU programme will transform the main line from Manchester to York, via Leeds and Huddersfield, into a high performing, reliable, electrified railway with more frequent, faster and greener journeys.
Journey times between the major cities of Manchester and Leeds will be slashed from 50 to 42 minutes, with up to 6 fast services every hour. Services from Manchester to York will also be cut by 10 minutes.

Once this £250 million upgrade is complete, the A57 upgrade will be transformational to road users and businesses across the north of England. Journey times between Manchester and Sheffield will drastically decrease and local communities will benefit from not only better connectivity, but also reduced noise and pollution.

Further information:
https://www.gov.uk/government/news/significant-government-investment-set-to-transform-transport-links-across-the-north?utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=govuk-notifications-topic&utm_source=b21bbf6f-5ac2-446d-b9a6-94e96b01db37&utm_content=daily