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HS2 ACTS ON FEEDBACK TO IMPROVE MANCHESTER ROUTE DESIGN
Plans to bring high-speed rail to Manchester are already well underway. To inform the next steps in the Parliamentary process, HS2 is engaging local communities to discuss proposed changes to its construction designs to reduce future flood impacts in West Didsbury.
HS2 has worked closely with the Environment Agency to understand the widespread flooding impacts in West Didsbury, with a specific focus on the aftermath of Storm Christoph, Storm Eunice and Storm Franklin.
Following a detailed assessment of HS2’s proposed construction works, and the revised flood modelling works undertaken, HS2 is proposing to relocate the Palatine Road vent shaft required for the Manchester tunnel.
Moving the vent shaft to a new location, outside of the Didsbury Flood Storage Basin, reduces flooding impacts on neighbouring properties and removes impacts to Withington Golf Club. A new location, within the site of the Hollies Convent School, which has been closed for nearly 30 years, is now proposed.
The proposal will be formally submitted to Parliament later this year and is subject to its approval. Any concerns raised by those directly affected will be considered by Parliament ahead of the approval process.
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