King’s speech: what you need to know

The Architects’ Journal King’s speech: what you need to know Social housing, cladding remediation and Northern Powerhouse Rail all made appearances in today’s (13 May) king’s speech despite doubts surrounding prime minister Keir Starmer’s future The post King’s speech: what you need to know appeared first on The Architects’ Journal Gino Spocchia

The missing link: why the Birmingham to Manchester line cannot wait

Delaying the new Birmingham to Manchester railway until after HS2 and Northern Powerhouse Rail are delivered is not sensible sequencing - it is a gamble with the economic future of the North of England. The post The missing link: why the Birmingham to Manchester line cannot wait appeared first on New Civil Engineer.

‘Not something happening tomorrow’: PAC questions DfT over NPR timelines

A Public Accounts Committee (PAC) meeting has raised questions over the Department for Transport’s (DfT’s) planned timelines for Northern Powerhouse Rail (NPR). The post ‘Not something happening tomorrow’: PAC questions DfT over NPR timelines appeared first on New Civil Engineer.

DfT chiefs defend using HS2 team for Liverpool-to-Manchester line

Senior government officials have defended a decision to put a key strand of the £45bn Northern Powerhouse Rail (NPR) programme in the hands of a team from the troubled High Speed 2 project. Department for Transport duo Jo Shanmugalingam, permanent secretary at the Department for… The post DfT chiefs defend using HS2 team for Liverpool-to-Manchester line appeared first on Construction News.

Birmingham-Manchester railway won’t be developed until HS2 and NPR completed

The Department for Transport (DfT) has stated the delivery of proposals to connect Birmingham and Manchester with a railway line won’t be developed until both HS2 and Northern Powerhouse Rail (NPR) are finished. The post Birmingham-Manchester railway won’t be developed until HS2 and NPR completed appeared first on New Civil Engineer.