A record of delivery on transport

• £59 million secured from the Government's Transforming Cities Fund to improve local connectivity
• £8.2 million secured to improve three key road pinchpoints in Tees Valley
• £4.5 million investment in Middlesbrough station
• Developing an overarching Strategic Transport Plan to address issues and present a vision for the future
• Developing business cases for a new A19 Tees Crossing and bypass for Darlington

A promise of more

• Present proposal to Peel to bring Teesside's airport back into public ownership
• Finalise and submit bid for new Darlington bypass and new Tees Crossing
• Finalise plans for the redevelopment of Darlington station
• Spades in the ground at Middlesbrough station