Policy paper

HS2 Crewe to Manchester: update on the strategic outline business case

Provides an update on the 2017 strategic outline business case for the HS2 western leg route from Crewe to Manchester.

• From: Department for Transport and High Speed Two (HS2) Limited
• Published: 24 January 2022

This was published under the 2019 to 2022 Johnson Conservative government

Documents

HS2 Phase 2b Western Leg (Crewe to Manchester): an update on the strategic outline business case – executive summary

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HS2 Phase 2b Western Leg (Crewe to Manchester): an update on the strategic outline business case

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Details

This update to the strategic outline business case (SOBC) has been prepared to support the deposit of the High Speed Rail (Crewe-Manchester) hybrid Bill for HS2. It follows on from earlier business cases prepared at various stages during the development of the HS2 programme over the past decade.

The SOBC expands on the existing:

• strategic case
• economic case
• financial case

Mott MacDonald assessed strategic alternatives to the HS2 Western Leg on behalf of the Department for Transport. Its report forms part of the evidence base for the update to the HS2 Crewe to Manchester: strategic outline business case.

Published 24 January 2022