Royal Liverpool University Hospital is biggest health scheme to survive government cutbacks

The government has approved 拢1.4bn worth of health and transport projects despite cutbacks and delays to construction schemes announced this week.

The biggest health project to emerge unscathed from the review was the 拢400m Royal Liverpool University Hospital, while the 拢250m Tyne and Wear Metro was also approved.

In total the health and transport projects signed off amount to 拢1.4bn of work.

St Helier Hospital in Surrey, thought to be worth 拢220m, was also given the go-ahead, as was the 拢80m redevelopment of the Royal National Orthopaedic Hospital in Middlesex.

Almost 拢700m of transport work was also re-confirmed by the Treasury, including:

- Luton-Dunstable Busway - 拢89m

- A130/A13 Sadlers Farm Junction (Essex) - 拢63m

- Tees Valley Bus Network Improvements (Tees Valley LAs) - 拢62.4m

- Metrolink Extension - Ashton - E Didsbury (Greater Manchester)

- Edge Lane / Eastern Approaches (Liverpool) - 拢20m

- Bidston Moss Viaduct (M53 J1) Maintenance (Merseyside) - 拢89m

- Poole Bridge (Poole) - 拢37m

- A41 Expressway (Sandwell) - 拢23m

- A65 QBC (Leeds) 鈥� 拢19m

- Silver Jubilee Bridge Maintenance (Halton)  - 拢19m

- Tyne and Wear Metro - 拢250m

- M1 J19 Catthorpe Viaduct Replacement 鈥� up to 拢25m

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