£1.45 billion investment plan for transport in South Yorkshire is being put forward
If successful it plans to support the move to bus franchising and fund major rail projects including Rotherham Gateway and Waverley stations
A £1.45 billion pound investment plan for transport is being put forward to the Government as part of South Yorkshire Combined Authority plans
If successful it plans to support the move to bus franchising and fund major rail projects including Rotherham Gateway and Waverley stations.
It's been developed in partnership with the region's four local authorities.
The programme will also continue the renewal of Supertram fleet and infrastructure, fund major rail projects, improve transport links supporting the reopening of Doncaster Sheffield Airport, and deliver more than £141 million of investment in local neighbourhoods across South Yorkshire.
The programme forms a key part of the Mayor's ambition to create a fully integrated South Yorkshire People's Network, connecting communities with jobs, education, healthcare and opportunities right across Barnsley, Doncaster, Rotherham and Sheffield.
South Yorkshire's Mayor Oliver Coppard said:
"I’ve been clear we need a world-class public transport system, to offer people real freedom and choice about how they travel and move right across South Yorkshire and build the transport network our communities deserve.
"Funding through the Transport for City Regions programme would help make that vision a reality, supporting investment in better buses, a renewed Supertram network, stronger rail connections, improved links to Doncaster Sheffield Airport and better neighbourhoods across Barnsley, Doncaster, Rotherham and Sheffield.
"This investment will help connect people to jobs, education, healthcare and opportunities, support economic growth and bring us another step closer to delivering our South Yorkshire People's Network."
South Yorkshire's Active Lives Commissioner Ed Clancy OBE, said:
“By creating better neighbourhoods and safer, high-quality routes, we can give people more freedom and choice in how they travel, while building healthier communities and making South Yorkshire a better place to live, work and play.
"To create a healthier more prosperous region, people must feel safe walking, wheeling or cycling to school, work, the shops or public transport as part of a fully integrated People’s Network.”
The proposed programme was approved by the Mayoral Combined Authority Board this month and will be submitted to Government as part of South Yorkshire's wider Transport Delivery Programme.
Subject to approval, delivery will begin from April 2027 and continue through to 2032.