PENDLE Council has aimed to improve better road and rail connections from Lancashire and Yorkshire.
The council's executive discussed its response to the Transport for the North Draft Strategic Transport Plan, which was launched in January.
Cllr Mohammed Iqbal, leader of the council, said: "Pendle has great opportunities for growth.
“Our response will focus on the central Pennines corridor and in particular the A56 village bypass, as well as the reinstatement of the railway line from Colne to Skipton, which will be part of a feasibility study.
"This would give us better east-west connectivity linking Pendle with Yorkshire as well as the rest of Lancashire, reaping economic benefits and boosting our prospects of economic growth.
"Improving our road and rail connectivity would be a significant step forward in making a real difference.
"Pendle would no longer be a cul-de-sac; it would become a corridor for economic growth."
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