In a speech on Wednesday, the Chancellor will announce £15.6bn to pay for local transport projects for England’s city regions between 2027 and 2032.
South Yorkshire will receive £1.5bn, with £530m being used to renew the tram network and £350m being allocated for reform of the region’s buses, with franchised buses operating in Sheffield, Doncaster and Rotherham by 2027 and across the whole of South Yorkshire by 2029.
The £15.6bn package is expected to include funding to extend the metros in Tyne and Wear, Greater Manchester and the West Midlands, along with a renewed tram network in South Yorkshire and a new mass transit systems in West Yorkshire (Graphic: The i Paper)
The Mayor of the West Midlands, Richard Parker, will receive £2.4bn to build a metro extension to Birmingham’s sports quarter – a key ask of Birmingham City FC, which wants to build a new stadium and redevelop the surrounding area.
The money will also help pay for a fully electric Bee Network, planned for 2030, including bikes, trams and 1,000 new buses.
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The money will also be used to buy a new fleet of buses for the city region’s franchised bus network, beginning with St Helens and the Wirral in 2026 and then Sefton, Knowsley, North and South Liverpool in 2027.
The Tees Valley will receive £1bn, of which £60m will be spent on the Platform 3 extension at Middlesborough station.
The Transport Secretary Heidi Alexander said: “Today marks a watershed moment on our journey to improving transport across the North and Midlands – opening up access to jobs, growing the economy and driving up quality of life as we deliver our Plan for Change.
“For too long, people in the North and Midlands have been locked out of the investment they deserve. With £15.6bn of government investment, we’re giving local leaders the means to drive cities, towns and communities forward, investing in Britain’s renewal so you and your family are better off.”
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