A LANDMARK £17.1m deal signed this week will help bring 4,500 jobs to Barnsley and help tackle the traffic congestion around the motorway junction at Birdwell, the leader of Barnsley council says.
Sir Steve Houghton says the funding makes possible the long-planned improvements to the junction 36 roundabout, and will also pave the way for more new roads to open up more land for employment and development around the junction.
The council signed the £17.1m funding agreement with Sheffield City Region, as well as two development agreements with Harworth Estates, CRM and Hoyland Developments Ltd.
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