Government outlines 拢13bn of planned infrastructure improvements

Northern Powerhouse map

The government has published a blueprint for how it intends to spend 拢13bn on improved transport infrastructure in northern England as part of its 鈥楴orthern Powerhouse鈥 initiative.

An interactive graphic outlining the transport schemes has been published .

Transport secretary Patrick McLoughlin said: 鈥淭his one nation government is determined to close the economic gap between north and south. Investing in transport 鈥 something that successive governments have failed to do sufficiently 鈥 is vital to making that happen.鈥