North’s new transport body meets for first time

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    A transport body designed to restructure the network across northern England is to take up new powers as it meets for the first time.

    Transport for the North (TfN) will hold its first board meeting in Liverpool with Transport Minister Jo Johnson.

    TfN will advise the government on transport strategy and enact a 30-year road and railway upgrade scheme unveiled in January.

    Mr Johnson said the government will invest over £13bn to transform transport across the north.

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