However, the cancellation of the second part of the project is set to pave the way for improvements to the A75
A proposed HS2 train depot included in phase 2 of the project between Gretna Green and Kirkpatrick Fleming has been axed with the loss of a potential 100 jobs for the region.
Designs, now scrapped, had already been drawn up in readiness for a stabling facility, maintenance shed and accommodation building on the 80-acre site in Annandale, which would have been used for the high speed services extension to Scotland via Carlisle and Birmingham. It was to accommodate up to 28 trains overnight.
Mr Sunak said it amounted to £36 billion and is understood to follow recommendations made in the Union Connectivity Review, with the A75 and A77 mentioned in his speech as part of Network North but with no plans or costings. Council leader, Councillor Gail Macgregor, said: “The A75 is a vital artery for communities and commerce across the region and the wider UK, and we welcome the announcement yesterday by the Prime Minister that there will be investment to improve the A75 following the recommendations in the Union Connectivity Review.
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