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Keep up to dateBy Jim Dunton2021-10-12T05:00:00
A new trans-Pennine high-speed rail link connecting Leeds and Bradford with Manchester would be worth £8bn more than previously estimated to the northern economy over the next four decades, according to research by Mott MacDonald.
The firm’s just-published reappraisal of the proposed Northern Powerhouse Rail upgrades show that the Leeds-Manchester element of the plans – originally known as HS3 – could deliver a £22bn boost to the regional economy by 2060 without factoring in other parts of the proposals.
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