The latest plans for the project to increase capacity at Birmingham New Street will be on display in the main station concourse this week, as part of a public consultation exercise running from October 12 to 23.rnPreparatory works for the rebuilding of New Street's main concourse commenced last month (RB1349 p2). Funding for the £600m scheme has beenrncommitted in principle, but as major cuts in public spending are promised, perhaps the most significant of several statements issued on October 12 came from Chief Secretary to HM Treasury Liam Byrne, MP for Birmingham Hodge Hill.rn'The government strongly supports this scheme and I'm pleased to announce today we will be committing £160m towardsrna project which will transform this station for passengers', said Byrne. 'Once completed, a modern Birmingham New Street station will offer a better transport interchange for the 140 000 passengers who use it every day and the wider Birmingham Gateway project will deliver a massive economic, employment and regeneration boost to the area'.
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