40 infrastructure projects due to start
SOME 40 major infrastructure projects are due to start in the North West this financial year, according to the Government.
It said construction work will begin on more than 200 transport, broadband, airport infrastructure and waste management projects across the country in 2014-2015.
They are part of a £36bn investment, made up of £5bn from the public sector, £21bn from the private sector and £10bn from joint public and private investment.
The work includes the Mersey Gateway, a new bridge between Runcorn and Widnes, and the £600m Northern Hub rail project.
Prime Minister David Cameron said: “Ensuring Britain has first class infrastructure is a crucial part of our long term economic plan: supporting business, creating jobs and providing a better future for hardworking people.
“This Government is backing business with better infrastructure so that more jobs and opportunities are created for hardworking people, meaning more financial security and peace of mind for families.”
The following projects are due to start this year:
A556 Knutsford to Bowdon
Manchester Smart Motorways, M60, J8 to M62, J20
A5036/Bridge Road Improvement, Sefton
A55/A483 Interchange
A585 Bourne Way
A585 Windy Harbour junction improvement
A590 Barrow
A595 Mirehouse Rd Junction Signalisation
M56/M53 Interchange
M56 J7 EB Merge
M56 Junction 11 Daresbury Improvement
M56 Junction 5
M56 Thorley Lane Bridge
M57/M58 Interchange
M6 J26 East Roundabout
M6 J32 Northbound Widening & M55 J1 Signals, Preston
M6 Junction 16 to Junction 19
M6 Junction 17 Sandbach Improvement, Cheshire East
M6 Junction 20 to Junction 21 (Thelwall Viaduct)
M6 Junction 23 enhancements
M6 Junction 27 to Junction 28
M6 Junction 35
M61/A580 Merge
M62 Junction 6
M65 Junction 5
Crewe Green link Southern Section
Mersey Gateway Bridge
A500 Widening Scheme
A57 Hyde Road Localised Widening
Cutacre (Logistics North) – M61 Junction 4/Watergate Lane/A6 Salford Road Junction
M57 Extensions A5300 Knowsley Expressway – Access to Opportunity and Employment
M57 Hyde Road Localised Widening (between Far Lane and Reddish Lane)
Salford Central – Irwell Street Junction
Greater Manchester – Construction Phase
Crossens Pumping Station Refurbishment
Croston Village FAS
Gategill Beck, Threlkeld
Northwich Town Centre
Salford Flood Alleviation Improvements
Wigan Council Waste to Energy Project
