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£322m needed for Metro extension

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    The government is to be asked for three-quarters of the cost of an £430m expansion to the tram network through the West Midlands.

    Centro has drawn up final plans for an expansion of the Midland Metro for Birmingham and the Black Country. Passenger Transport Authority (PTA) councillors are expected to approve the details at a special meeting on Monday.

    The plans include new lines from 2012 through Birmingham city centre and from Wednesbury to Brierley Hill via Dudley.

    Around three-quarters of the cost - some £322m - would come from Government, with the rest of the bill being paid by local councils and private sector funding.

    Full story HERE

    SOURCE: BBC
     
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