This bill authorizes construction of high-speed railway lines connecting Crewe to Manchester Piccadilly and a separate line via Hoo Green to Wigan, requiring road realignments and motorway modifications across Cheshire, Greater Manchester and Warrington.
A Bill to make provision for a railway between a junction with Phase 2a of High Speed 2 south of Crewe in Cheshire and Manchester Piccadilly Station; for a railway between Hoo Green in Cheshire and a junction with the West Coast Main Line at Bamfurlong, south of Wigan; and for connected purposes.
Status: In Progress
Current House: Commons
Stage: Bill reintroduced
Sponsored by: Heidi Alexander
Introduced: 2022-01-24