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Read More »The Government needs to find the courage to scrap HS2 altogether
SIR – You report (September 15) that the northern leg of HS2 “may be axed to save £35 billion”. It is time our politicians woke up and cancelled the whole sorry enterprise. Vast amounts of money have been spent, without any accountability – and for what? Charles PenfoldUlverston, Cumbria SIR – …
Read More »HS2: All the other things you could do with £106bn
The cost of implementing the high-speed railway connecting London with Birmingham, Manchester and Leeds could reach £106bn, according to a leaked, government-commissioned review. High Speed 2 (HS2) was originally allocated £56bn, and current HS2 Ltd chairman Allan Cook revised the estimated costs to between £81bn and £88bn in October. But …
Read More »Bridge plan for Crewe station adopted by Cheshire East Council
Plans for a new bridge south of Crewe station aimed at easing congestion in Nantwich Road have been adopted by Cheshire East Council, writes Stephen Topping. Cabinet members approved a preferred route for the new Southern Link Road Bridge at a meeting this week, following consultation held over the summer. …
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