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Our Airport

In January 2018, the Mayor delivered on his pledge to the people of the Tees Valley to bring our airport back into public ownership to secure its long-term future. A 10 Year Rescue Plan will now be implemented to bring the airport back to life. Highlights below:

  • Stop the airport from closing in 2021

  • Secure a new low-cost airline
  • Secure ten additional routes by 2022
  • Achieve 1.4 million passengers by 2029
  • Drive the creation of 7,600 jobs and add £420 million to our local economy each year
  • Return the airport to profit
  • Scrap the hated £6 passenger fee
  • Stop the planned 350-home development

Transport

Rail

  • £75 million secured from the Government's Transforming Cities Fund to improve local connectivity
  • £25million to support the redevelopment of Darlington station
  • £20million to fully fund the redevelopment of Middlesbrough station
  • £1 million investment to improve the region’s rail freight network.

Road

  • £8.2 million secured to improve three key road pinchpoints in Tees Valley
  • Developing business cases for a new A19 Tees Crossing and bypass for Darlington
  • £4 million for the Elwick bypass, a vital new road in Hartlepool
  • £183,000 for Central Park infrastructure improvements in Darlington
  • £7.6 million for a new dock bridge in Middlehaven, unlocking brownfield land for development
  • £300,000 for infrastructure improvements between Offshore Structures Britain and Wilton Engineering in Redcar
  • £2.5 million for A689 Wynyard improvements
  • £1 million for South Bank Wharf roundabout

Green transport

  • £1.3million to help bring a fleet of hydrogen road vehicles and new refuelling infrastructure to the region
  • Launched a £8.3 million Sustainable Access to Employment programme

     

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