40 major projects to start in region

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FORTY major infrastructure projects are starting in the North West this year – including a number affecting the Warrington area, the government has announced.
Construction work will begin on more than 200 rail, road, local transport, flood defence, broadband, airport infrastructure and waste management projects across Great Britain and more than 200 major projects are also due to be completed this year, including 45 in the North West.
The schemes due to start construction this year are part of a £36 billion planned investment, which is made up of £5 billion from the public sector, £21 billion from the private sector and £10 billion from joint public and private investment.
They include the Mersey Gateway which will see a new six-lane suspension bridge being built over the River Mersey between Runcorn and Widnes. Work on the £589 million project is due to start this month, with the government contributing £215 million towards the scheme.
The national schemes are expected to support more than 150,000 jobs in construction and many thousands more in other sectors following completion. This includes the start of a £38 billion programme of rail spending over the next five years.
The £600 million “Northern Hub” rail project began last month and includes electrification, new platforms, additional track and upgraded stations across the North.
The investment will increase the capability of the network between Manchester and other major towns and cities, providing space for 700 extra trains every day and 44 million more passengers a year.
The wider economic benefits are estimated at more than £4 billion to the region, with the potential to create between 20,000 and 30,000 jobs. The project is due to be completed by the end of 2018.
Among the projects starting this year are A556 Knutsford to Bowdon improvement, M56 Junction 11 Daresbury Improvement, M6 Junction 20 to Junction 21 (Thelwall Viaduct) improvement and the Mersey Gateway Bridge.


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