Tees Valley mayor eyes £1m study into new river crossing

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Ben Houchen also commits to new railway station at Teesside airport

The Mayor of Tees Valley has promised a study to explore the viability of a new crossing of the river Tees, funded by money from the cancelled parts of HS2. 

In a video posted to X, formerly Twitter, Ben Houchen demonstrated the 45 minutes it currently takes to travel between Redcar and Hartlepool.

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