Manchester Royal Infirmary unveils £40m A&E transformation project
Manchester City Council has approved the huge plans to completely transform the emergency department
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Thank you for subscribingWe have more newslettersShow meSee ourprivacy notice Huge plans to transform the A&E department at Manchester Royal Infirmary have been given to go-ahead by the council.
Florence, the largest ever tunnel boring machine used on a UK rail project - is unveiled at the HS2 site in West Hyde. Credit: PA The boss of HS2 has said he hopes the UK gets behind the controversial project following the launch of its first giant tunnelling machine. Chief executive Mark Thurston described the start of work to dig a 10-mile tunnel under the Chiltern Hills as a major step forward . The 558ft (170m) long tunnel boring machine (TMB) was launched at HS2 s site near Maple Cross, by the M25 motorway, on Thursday. It will work non-stop for three years and is one of 10 TBMs being deployed between London and the West Midlands for Phase 1 of the high-speed railway.
By Tom Lowe2021-05-14T09:35:00+01:00
Nick Smallwood says for link to go ahead rail passenger numbers need to recover to pre-covid levels
The chief executive of the government’s most senior advisory body for infrastructure has cast doubt on the second phase of HS2 linking the line to cities in the north of England because of the impact of the pandemic on passenger numbers.
Nick Smallwood said that road transport after the pandemic could return to higher levels than before and suggested the government should not invest in an extension of HS2 north of Crewe “unless there is a very solid business case”.