2.4 The Government will:
• support the electrification of the Transpennine Express route from Manchester to Leeds and consider of further investment in the Northern Hub;
• support the East-West rail project between Oxford and Bedford;
• support Network Rail to reduce disruption on the rail network;
• support Network Rail to improve the railway network including bringing forward bridge renewals, enhancing access to stations and improving resilience to winter weather;
• extend flexible smart ticketing across London and the South East;
• limit increases in Transport for London and regulated rail fares;
• support the procurement of new carriages for the Southern rail franchise;
• provide extra funding for local transport; and
• support the purchase of new low carbon emission buses.
2.5 The Government is also providing additional funding for local authority major transport projects and announcing 20 individual projects as set out in Table 2.A. Further projects will be announced in December 2011.
Table 2.A: Local authority major transport projects that can be announced
Location | Project |
North West | Crewe Green Link Southern Section – New link road to the east of Crewe opening up key development area and acting as bypass Manchester Cross City Bus – Highway changes and bus enhancements to facilitate new cross Manchester city centre bus services Rochdale Interchange – Replacement bus station for Rochdale adjacent to the existing one, allowing for the redevelopment of the town centre and complementing the arrival of Metrolink in 2014 |
East Midlands | A43 Corby Link Road – New dual carriageway link road to south east of Corby Hucknall Town Centre Improvement Scheme – New inner relief road allowing pedestrianisation of High Street plus 'bus only' link and enhanced pedestrian and cycle facilities London Road Bridge (Derby) – Replacement of the London Road rail bridge on this strategic corridor into Derby from the southeast |
West Midlands | A45 Westbound Bridge (Solihull) – Replacement bridge over the West Coast Main Line close from Birmingham Airport on the A45 strategic corridor into Birmingham Evesham Bridge Maintenance – Rebuilding of the main bridge into Evesham from the South |
Yorkshire and the Humber | A164 Humber Bridge to Beverley – Capacity and safety improvements at four roundabouts on A164 & dualling of 1.4km section of A164 A18-A180 Link (North east Lincolnshire) – Link road acting as a bypass for Immingham, relieving heavy lorry movements from the village A6182 White Rose Way Improvement Scheme (Doncaster) – Dualling of 1.9km of carriageway and replacement of two existing roundabouts with high capacity signalised junctions Access York Park and Ride – Two new park and ride sites for York Leeds Rail Growth – Two new railway stations at Kirkstall Forge and Appley Bridge to the West of Leeds Lincoln Eastern Bypass– Bypass to the east of Lincoln Supertram additional vehicles (Sheffield) – Four additional tram vehicles for the Supertram network |
South West | BRT Ashton Vale to Temple Meads (Bristol) – Bus Rapid Transit scheme (including guided bus) from the Ashton Gate area to the city centre, including feeder services from further afield Kingskerswell Bypass (Devon/Torbay) – New bypass of Kingskerswell linking Newton Abbot with Torbay South Bristol Link Phases 1 and 2 – New link road through the South Bristol area linking a number of existing radial routes into the city plus Bus Rapid Transit schemes |
South East | Northern Road Bridge (Portsmouth) – Replacement of the Northern Road rail bridge on this strategic corridor into Portsmouth from the north Tipner Interchange (Portsmouth) – New interchange on M275 opening up development area, park and ride site and bus priority measures |