New rail link could create 3,000 jobs, says Midlands Connect

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Midlands Connect believes that if the rail link is constructed between Coventry, Leicester and Nottingham 3,000 roles will be created during the lifetime of the construction and in the supply chain.

This peaks in 2031 at around 850 and averages at around 400 every year. The majority of the roles predicted are skilled occupations in engineering, operatives or project management.

The company also believes 70 apprentices could be recruited and trained over the course of the programme.

A spokesman said: “Over the course of the seven-year project, linking Coventry, Leicester and Nottingham by rail could generate an additional £68m in economic value as a result of jobs created in both of the Midlands, and nearly £11m in Social Value benefits – which include environmental benefits, wellbeing benefits and social benefits. This is on top of the traditional transport and wider economic benefits outlined in the business case, which amounted to £170m at the last update.

“Journey times along the route would be cut significantly, with trips from Coventry to Leicester falling from 54 to as low as 30 minutes, with trips from Coventry to Nottingham falling to around 65 minutes. Loughborough and East Midlands Parkway could also have new, direct and more

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