Wendover Parish Council HS2 update This month we have been focussing on 2. Saves £750 million on a whole life basis providing MPs with details of issues with including long-term maintenance costs HS2 in terms of their lack of engagement, compared to current scheme. openness and transparency with regard to 3. Reduces the construction programme the mined tunnel option. time from 6 years to 3.5 years compared to the proposed route. We are calling for a completely independent 4. Protects 8000 homes in Wendover and review of this proposal as we feel that it has the Chilterns AONB from visual, noise not been fully and impartially reviewed. It and environmental damage caused by would provide the following advantages: the current complex above surface HS2 scheme; and 1. Provides significant savings of between 5. Prevents severe and costly restrictions on £354 million and £358 million (at 1st future A413 road development caused by Quarter 2021 prices) with considerable the impact of the proposed HS2 viaduct on additional savings compared to the current a vital transport route at Wendover. HS2 scheme. We are encouraging a number of crossparty MPs to support our request at the WENDOVER GUIDE HUT Chris Packham debate on 13th September. available for hire We have had meetings with Sarah Green, weekdays or weekends the new MP for Chesham and Amersham, Please contact for rates and to update her on the issues faced just across availability via the Email tab on the border of her constituency as well as wendovergirlguiding.org.uk with the office of Taiwo Owatemi who will
be opening the debate. In addition we have completed a Freedom of Information request regarding the previous consultations and correspondence regarding the mined tunnel option. To date we have not received any report that may have been commissioned so have no understanding of the reasons for HS2/DfT refusal of our mined tunnel idea. Other areas along the route have been granted tunnels in similar geographic areas, for similar reasons, so why not us? We will update you with the outcome of the debate next month. WPC would like to thank Tom Walsh for his dedication, time and support in fighting for the best for Wendover, during his time as Chairman of this group and the Parish Council. Sheila Bulpett (WPC HS2 Working Group)
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