Commenting on the government’s confirmation of the route for HS2’s Phase 2b, plus the award of the preliminary works contract for the London-West Midlands route (Phase 1), Dr Adam Marshall, Director General of the British Chambers of Commerce (BCC), said: "For many business communities, especially in...
New recommendations for HS2's route and station proposals in South Yorkshire, cutting the cost of the project by about £1bn, have been confirmed in a report by David Higgins. The new option proposes that HS2 services between London and Sheffield would take a spur off the...
The leader of Barnsley & Rotherham Chamber has refused to accept figures which show an HS2 station in Sheffield city centre would be better for the region's economy. Chief executive Andrew Denniff, said he "challenged the validity" of research by HS2 Ltd indicating it would create 6,500...
