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Transport links across the north of England will be transformed following two multi-billion-pound rail and road schemes being secured in the budget.
The Chancellor and Transport Secretary joined forces on a visit to Manchester in early November to discuss how the Transpennine Route Upgrade (TRU) and long awaited A57 upgrade will better connect people, communities and businesses across the region.
It comes after the 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.
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