Changing transport infrastructure
- Created by: westanrevision
- Created on: 20-03-23 19:18
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- changing transport infrastructure
- road improvements
- 2014 'Road Investment Strategy'
- extra lanes added to turn main motorways into 'smart motorways'
- new lane miles
- create thousands of construction jobs and boost local and regional economies
- south-west 'super highway
- road widening project on the A303
- converting route to dual carriageway will create a 'super highway'
- 2014 'Road Investment Strategy'
- railway improvements
- HS2 - a planned high speed rail line
- route passes through countryside and close to many homes so is controversial
- London's Crossrail
- reduces journey times
- HS2 - a planned high speed rail line
- developing ports
- Liverpool2
- new container terminal
- will double the port's capacity
- create thousands of jobs in the north-west
- boost regional economy
- reduce amount of freight traffic on roads
- new container terminal
- Liverpool2
- airport developments
- new third runway at Heathrow
- financial support for soundproofing homes and schools and a ban on night-time flights
- create more jobs and make more money
- locals concerned about noise and air pollution
- new third runway at Heathrow
- road improvements
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