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The government has formally approved the construction of the new HS2<\/a> railway line, with the main works on the project set to start immediately.<\/p>\n

The \u201cnotice to proceed\u201d was confirmed by the Department for Transport early on Wednesday morning, allowing the project\u2019s main civil works contractors to put spades in the ground.<\/p>\n

HS2 minister Andrew Stephenson said: \u201cWe cannot delay work on our long-term plan to level up the country.\u201d<\/p>\n

With the UK expected to enter a deep recession because of the ongoing coronavirus pandemic and measures taken to combat it, the project will provide work for the construction industry \u2013 which has been hit badly.<\/p>\n

Governments often bring forward public works projects during recessions to provide employment and get money circulating in the economy.<\/p>\n

Mark Thurston, chief executive of HS2 Ltd, said: \u201cIn these difficult times, todays announcement represents both an immediate boost to the construction industry \u2013 and the many millions of UK jobs that the industry supports \u2013 and an important investment in Britains future: levelling up the country, improving our transport network and changing the way we travel to help bring down carbon emissions and improve air quality for the next generation.<\/p>\n

\u201cHS2 has been over ten years in development and design. While the countrys focus is rightly on defeating Covid-19, the issuing of Notice to Proceed today ensures that our contractors and their supply chains have the confidence that they can commit to building HS2, generating thousands of skilled jobs across the country as we recover from the pandemic.\u201d<\/p>\n

Preparatory work on the project had already long begun, including ready the ground and the demolition of buildings. However, the green light for the constructions of bridges, tunnels and earthworks had been on hold while the project\u2019s future was in doubt.<\/p>\n

The Independent <\/em>understands that most HS2 work sites closed down when the government introduced measures to combat Covid-19, but some have managed to re-open where it has been possible to take social distancing measures. Covid-19 lockdown measures do not include a blanket ban on construction work.<\/p>\n

Boris Johnson, a longtime sceptic of HS2, said the project would go ahead in February, after a review he commissioned found it was the best way to improve rail capacity on the UK\u2019s busiest travel corridors.<\/p>\n

The project is a network of three railway links radiating from Birmingham: one to Manchester and the north west, one to Leeds via to East Midlands, and one to London. The first phase runs from London to Birmingham.<\/p>\n

As well as speeding up journey times between cities, the line will allow more local and regional trains to serve smaller towns and cities by separating stopping services and intercity services \u2013 which currently mix together in an inefficient way.<\/p>\n

High-speed will also be able to run on existing lines to destinations off the main network like Edinburgh, Newcastle, Liverpool, and Stafford.<\/p>\n

The project has been dogged by escalating costs and delays, however, and proved controversial \u2013 including in Mr Johnson\u2019s own Conservative party.<\/p>\n

READ MORE FROM SOURCE: https:\/\/www.independent.co.uk\/news\/uk\/politics\/hs2-railway-line-construction-transport-coronavirus-update-a9466046.html<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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