Willmott Dixon\u2019s<\/a> work on Darlington Station also includes a new multi-storey car park integrated within the bigger entrance area that is the station\u2019s gateway to the town.<\/p>\nNetwork Rail will start work later this summer on creating two new platforms to improve rail connections both within the Tees Valley and beyond via the East Coast Main Line.<\/p>\n
The\u00a0 Darlington Station upgrade has been primed with \u00a333m from the Tees Valley Combined Authority and Tees Valley mayor Ben Houchen, alongside more than \u00a3100m in government funding so far.<\/p>\n
Nick Corrigan, North East director for Willmott Dixon, said: \u201cWe\u2019re proud to say that, as well as creating a vibrant and transformative new gateway into Darlington, the station development really will be changing lives and creating opportunities for local people.<\/p>\n
“In addition to new local jobs, apprenticeships and training weeks, in partnership with Tees Valley Combined Authority, we are creating employment opportunities for local people facing barriers to work through our dedicated Building Lives Academy programme.”<\/p>\n
The station overhaul is due to be completed in 2025.<\/p>\n
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