HS2 rail line could be re-routed to Heathrow [Telegraph]
Date: 29/09/2012
Patrick McLoughlin, the new Transport Secretary, has signalled that he could reroute the new high-speed train line towards Heathrow if the aviation inquiry recommends developing the west London airport. Such a move would represent a dramatic U-turn for the Government and be hailed as a triumph for campaigners seeking to protect part of the Chilterns, an area of outstanding natural beauty, included in the route. There has been heavy opposition to the proposed route for HS2, between London and the North, since it was unveiled by Justine Greening, Mr McLoughlin’s predecessor, in January. [From Mark Bartlett]
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The route of the controversial HS2 rail project may be torn up if the Government’s airport commission calls for the expansion of Heathrow.
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