Integrated Rail Plan delays to set back Northern Powerhouse Rail by at least 12 months

By Jordan Marshall2021-07-26T05:00:00

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Transport for the North says region will have to wait longer for improvement works to begin

Northern leaders have warned government that delays in publishing the Integrated Rail Plan have set back Northern Powerhouse Rail initiative by at least a year.

Transport for the North said the business case for the estimated £40bn rail project will not be submitted before next March, a year later than promised.

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