Chancellor announces new Bedford-Oxford Rail link
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Richard Fuller has welcomed Tuesday’s announcement by the Chancellor that funding for East West Rail will be made available.
In a powerful Autumn Statement, which focused on supporting growth while maintaining the budget discipline that keeps our interest rates low, the Chancellor announced that a new East West Rail link will go ahead.
Restoring the rail link between Bedford and Oxford (via Milton Keynes) is the key first step in the East West rail project, which ultimately aims to add Cambridge, Ipswich and Norwich to the line, and is supported by MPs from all along the proposed route. The project forms part of the Government’s investment in infrastructure to boost growth, and will create 12,000 new jobs in the region.
November 30th, 2011 at 4:35pm
i really like the sound of the 12,000 new jobs that will be there for the younger generation to have the same opportunies that my generation had. its always good to hear that jobs are becomming more avaible. nice blog