Tees Valley submits £1.3bn transport overhaul plan to government

Summarised from 2 outlets · Updated 8 Oct, 17:14 · Archive

The Tees Valley Combined Authority has submitted a £1.3 billion transport and infrastructure plan to the Government aimed at boosting town centres across the region. The package allocates approximately £24 million to each of the five councils in Darlington, Hartlepool, Middlesbrough, Redcar and Cleveland, and Stockton-on-Tees for transport and connectivity improvements.

The funding will support a newly agreed Local Growth Plan, a ten-year strategy to boost jobs, skills, housing, transport and development. Tees Valley Mayor Ben Houchen said: 'Important projects are taking shape in our towns right now across Teesside, Darlington and Hartlepool. But these projects will simply not deliver what local people need if they don't link up properly with our transport network.' He added that the fund would give each council the ability to invest and ensure they connect with as many people as possible.

Major schemes included in the proposals are a new platform at Middlesbrough railway station, redevelopment of Thornaby station, the Darlington Northern Link Road, and improvements to key routes including the A66 and A689. The plan aims to create a faster, safer and more reliable network linking communities, workplaces, town centres and the national transport system.

How it is being reported

• Hartlepool proposed £24m town centre boost as major Tees Valley transport vision submitted to governmentHartlepool could be in line to receive £24 million to improve connectivity in the town centre if a major transport fund wins government backing.Hartlepool Mail · 8 Oct, 16:48
• Tees Valley bids for £1.3bn transport overhaul as town centres set for £24m boostTown centres across Tees Valley could receive a major transport boost under plans worth more than £1.3 billion that have been submitted to the Government.The Northern Echo · 7 Oct, 15:28

In this story: Tees Valley Combined Authority · Ben Houchen · Darlington · Hartlepool · Middlesbrough · Redcar and Cleveland · Stockton-on-Tees

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