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<p>The Government is carrying out the biggest investment in transport in the North
for a generation, and remains committed to ensuring that the whole country gets the
transport infrastructure that it needs. Most recently, on 2 October, the Government
announced an additional £100m for local road schemes in the North to tackle congestion
pinch-points and speed up journeys, while an extra £300m will help push forward plans
for Northern Powerhouse Rail to bolster links between Northern towns and cities with
more frequent and faster services.</p><p> </p><p>The Government is already providing
better rail journeys through the Great North Rail Project, new Northern and TransPennine
franchises, and High Speed 2, the first new North-South railway in this country for
over a century. This will greatly increase capacity and connections for millions of
people, with high speed stations in Manchester, Leeds, Crewe and Sheffield.</p>
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