PARLIAMENTARY WRITTEN QUESTION
High Speed 2 Line (20 July 2017)
Question Asked
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what the planned start and completion dates of construction work are on the (a) Toton to Leeds, (b) Toton to Sheffield Midlands and (c) Sheffield Midland to Crofton sections of High Speed 2.
Asked by:
Mr Clive Betts (Labour)
Asked by:
Mr Clive Betts (Labour)
Answer
HS2 Ltd expects construction of Phase 2b to begin in 2023 (subject to Hybrid Bill approval). We expect all construction stages across the route to be completed by 2032. This will be followed by a period of system testing and commissioning, with the railway opening for operations in 2033.
Answered by:
Paul Maynard (Conservative)
5 September 2017
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