Guidance

HS2 Phase 2a (West Midlands to Crewe) Working Draft Environmental Impact Assessment Report Volume 1: Introduction and methodology

Providing an introduction to the Phase 2a: West Midlands to Crewe Working Draft Environmental Impact Assessment Report and a description of High Speed Two Phase 2a: West Midlands to Crewe.

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Final versions of these draft documents can now be accessed on the HS2 Phase 2a Environmental Statement collection.

Documents

Volume 1: Introduction and methodology

Details

This document has been published as part of the High Speed Two Phase 2a: West Midlands to Crewe Working Draft Environmental Impact Assessment Report.

Volume 1 provides an introduction to the working draft environmental impact assessment report and includes:

  • a description of HS2, the EIA process and the approach to consultation and engagement;
  • details of the permanent features of the Proposed Scheme and generic construction techniques, based on the current level of design;
  • a summary of the scope and methodology for the environmental topics; and
  • a summary of the strategic, route-wide and route corridor alternatives to the scheme and local alternatives considered prior to November 2015.
Published 13 September 2016