Impact assessment
HS2 Phase 2b working draft Environmental Statement Volume 1: Introduction and Methodology
Introduction and description of the working draft Environmental Statement and HS2 Phase 2b (Crewe to Manchester and West Midlands to Leeds).
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Volume 1 provides an introduction to the Environmental Statement and covers:
- 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.
Published as part of the HS2 Phase 2b working draft Environmental Statement.