West Midlands council warns HS2 over road plans

By Jordan Marshall2019-08-06T05:00:00

Railway wants to re-route several roads to make way for new line

A West Midlands council has told HS2 it will only approve plans to re-route several roads in the area to make way for the £56bn railway once it has come up with an adequate safety and traffic management plan.

Solihull council said it would "approve in principle" a number of road changes if HS2 meets several stipulations within 28 days, according to papers published ahead of this Thursday’s meeting of the council’s cabinet. It said it would reject the plan if HS2 fails to do so.

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