The Department of Transport (DfT) in the UK has approved nine transport schemes, following a spending review that identified over £45.5m ($73m) or 14% of savings on the original proposed costs.
The schemes are worth over £365m ($587m), with the DfT contributing about £275m ($442.6m).
Some of the projects include Leeds Station Southern Access, and the Midland Metro Extension, which involves extending the Midland Metro tram line through Birmingham City Centre at a total cost of £129.2m, ($207.9m) with a DfT contribution of £75.4m ($121m), among others.
Improving pedestrian access to Leeds station will involve a total cost of £14.4m ($23m), with £12.4m ($20m) funds allocated from the DfT.
A further 23 schemes were given approval to bid for funding from funds worth around £630m ($1bn) in the spending review period, and these schemes have provisionally identified overall savings of 42%.
