Happy New Year from Stop HS2!
And here is HS2 Ltd’s timetable, from their website:
| Early 2013 | Engagement programme on phase 2 initial preferred route |
| Spring 2013 | Consultation on draft Environmental Statement for phase 1 including design refinements |
| End of 2013 | Introduction of a hybrid bill to provide necessary powers to construct and operate phase 1 of the railway |
| Early 2014 | Consultation on preferred route for phase 2 |
| Late 2014 | Government’s announcement of the chosen route for phase 2 |
| 2015 | Target date for Royal Assent for the Hybrid Bill, containing legal powers to construct HS2 |
| 2017-2025 | Construction period (starts and ends at different times and at different points along the route) |
| 2024-2026 | Commissioning and testing |
| 2026 | Phase 1 line opens to passengers |
When you look at it, remember Stop HS2 had to tell them that the Cabinet had delayed the announcement on the Phase 2 announcement.