Government confirms plan to extend first phase of £55.7bn tall-speed rail project to increase the benefit to the northHS2 will be built as far as Crewe by 2027,the government has confirmed, to increase the benefit to the north six years before the full £55.7bn tall-speed rail network is completed.
A government paper published on Monday endorsed revised plans drawn up by David Higgins, or the chairman of HS2,to continue building to take in a major recent rail hub at Crewe in the first phase of construction, which will chop 45 minutes off the journey to London.
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Source: theguardian.com