Nearly £190m of investment has been completed in South Yorkshire over the last two years backing capital projects and Investment Zone activity supporting business expansion, new housebuilding, improvements to transport infrastructure and flood prevention.
A total of £181m from South Yorkshire Mayoral Combined Authority’s (SYMCA) Capital Investment Programme has supported the completion of projects across South Yorkshire, working with local partners, to create a wealthier, healthier, happier and safer region.
A meeting of the SYMCA Board heard the investment supported the completion of 22 projects in South Yorkshire in 2024/25 – totalling £39m.
The investment brings the total to 62 completed projects in South Yorkshire worth £181m over the past two years.
A further 148 projects across South Yorkshire are now being delivered or are in the development stages – with investment totalling more than £742.7m including Barnsley Health on the High Street, Doncaster Waterfront, Rotherham Mainline Station and the Castle Project in Sheffield.
Further investment has come from the Investment Zone – the first Investment Zone (IZ) in the UK. In its first year of activity 2024-25, £8m of SYMCA investment brought in £71m of private investment.
IZ investments have been made across the four boroughs of South Yorkshire including funding to support business expansion, a hydrogen demonstrator, blade manufacturing, and supporting entrepreneurs.
South Yorkshire’s mayor Oliver Coppard said: “My job is growth, across all four corners of South Yorkshire.
“That means investing our money in plans and projects that unlock the potential of Barnsley, Rotherham, Doncaster and Sheffield. Working with our local councils, I’ve been able to fund nearly £190m of capital investment – money to build things, make things happen, and bring some iconic buildings and sites back to life.
“From housing to transport to redevelopment of our town and city centres, we’re funding significant improvements that will make people happier, healthier, wealthier, better protected, and better connected.
“People don’t always know that it’s the office of the Mayor that is behind some of these projects, but I couldn’t be prouder of that work, or of the impact we’re having right across our community.”
