Landowners on scrapped HS2 route left feeling 'suicidal', MPs are told
manchestereveningnews.co.ukLandowners on a scrapped HS2 route have been left feeling 'suicidal' due to the lack of action by the Government-owned company responsible for building the high-speed railway, MPs have been told.
Rail consultant Trevor Parkin, who has co-authored several technical papers relating to HS2 and voiced opposition to parts of the major project, said HS2 Ltd officials are 'dragging their feet' – possibly in the hope of another policy U-turn following a general election.
In October this year, Prime Minister Rishi Sunak announced the Government were binning plans to extend HS2 from Birmingham to Manchester due to spiralling costs.
Under a process known as safeguarding, land on proposed HS2 routes was protected to stop conflicting developments taking place. READ MORE Headlines and news about HS2 here READ MORE The amount Greater Manchester will get for potholes from the HS2 pot after northern leg cancelled Following Mr Sunak’s announcement, the Department for Transport (DfT) said for Phase 2A – between the West Midlands and Crewe – safeguarding would be 'formally lifted in weeks', which is the responsibility of the Government.
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