Manchester to Leeds railway line,Peak District underground tunnel and Crossrail 2 to get funding from chancellor in budgetGeorge Osborne will spend Wednesday’s budget to set in motion plans for a high-speed railway line from Manchester to Leeds and an 18-mile underground road tunnel beneath the Peak District.
The chancellor will also promise to “prioritise” a north-south link through central London as he accepts the final recommendations of the National Infrastructure Commission, led by former Labour peer Lord Adonis, or which are being published on Tuesday.
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Source: theguardian.com