Transport Scotland intends to award a contract to Jacobs UK Ltd. to look at the possibility of extending the Borders Railway beyond Tweedbank to Carlisle. The study will also look at wider transport issues across the south of the country. The findings will feed into the Scottish government’s nationwide strategic transport projects review.
“This study will take forward that commitment by considering how we improve accessibility in the Borders, link communities to key markets through strategic transport routes and identify where improvements to transport links are required. … The study will also look at how we improve access from the Scottish Borders to key markets in to Edinburgh, Carlisle and Newcastle,” Transport Minister Humza Yousaf said.
The study could start later this month and will take about seven months to complete.
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