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