So, HS2 has been given the go-ahead! The first phase between London and the West Midlands has been given Royal Assent, ending four years of Parliamentary debates.
Construction of HS2 will begin within months after the £55.7 billion project was rubber-stamped, the government has confirmed.
The first phase of HS2 will run for 12 miles through Staffordshire as it passes Lichfield to join with the West Coast Main Line at Handsacre.
It is claimed that HS2 will create about 25,000 jobs during construction, and an additional 2,000 apprenticeships. There are suggestions that the wider economy could see growth of up to 100,000 jobs.
Read the details on gov.uk
There is still a lot of opposition with campaigners claiming it will cause irreversible damage to the environment. There is also the claim that the technology used by HS2 will be obsolete by the time it gets running by 2033.
Love it or hate it, it looks like finally happening
