The Jacobs – Mott MacDonald consortium will help the West Yorkshire Mixed Authority in additional creating the mass transit programme’s first phases, which incorporates Gentle Speedy Transit.
The federal government has allotted an preliminary £200m to develop the plans between now and 2027. It will cowl design, session, environmental appraisal, consenting and a few preliminary enabling works.
First development might start by 2028, with section one to incorporate two strains serving Leeds and Bradford.
West Yorkshire Mixed Authority’s interim director of Mass Transit Rob Leech stated: “Mass Transit is a major a part of our ambition to create an built-in transport system for West Yorkshire.
“We’re delighted to be working with the Jacobs – Mott MacDonald consortium who will help us to attain our imaginative and prescient to deliver Mass Transit to our area.”
