The Labour Government has today pledged billions of pounds in funding that includes transport projects in the northwest – including new routes from Liverpool city centre to Everton’s Hill Dickinson stadium.
Chancellor Rachel Reeves announced a £15.6B transport package for mayoral authorities across England, ahead of next week’s spending review. The Liverpool City Region will recieve £1.6B, and that includes a new bus rapid transit route connecting to Everton’s Hill Dickinson Stadium.
The transport funding will be used in Liverpool to create a rapid transit system providing dedicated routes using new “glider” vehicles. The vehicles, previewed last summer, look like trams but are designed to run on roads.
The funding will also be used to fund a new fleet of buses as part of the region’s soon-to-be franchised bus network. Those buses will roll out in St Helens and Wirral in 2026 and then in Sefton, Knowsley, and Liverpool in 2027.