Roads: Tunnels
(asked on 25th November 2016) - View Source
Question to the Department for Transport:
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what progress has been made on the consideration of the feasibility of a road tunnel between Sheffield and Manchester; and what the timetable is for future such consideration.
This question was answered on 2nd December 2016
The Stage Three report on the Trans Pennine Tunnel Strategic Study was published on 28 November 2016. The report sets out the strategic case for a new link between the M60 and M1 and identified five potential route options. However, further work is required to understand fully the user and wider economic benefits of such a link. This work will take place during 2017.