The northern part of the route would have run through Staffordshire and then Crewe.
The cancellation of the northern HS2 leg is a "devastating blow" for Crewe, says Paul Colman, of South Cheshire Chamber of CommerceScrapping the northern leg of the HS2 high speed rail link has been branded an "utter disgrace" by a business group in Cheshire.Its axing is a "devastating blow" for Crewe, said Paul Colman, chief executive of the South Cheshire Chamber of Commerce.
About £205m has already been spent on buying land and property between Birmingham and Manchester, HS2 Ltd confirmed."No matter what anyone says, they will be blighted because the government could turn around in five, 10 or 15 years and say, 'Right we are going to finish the railway line'," he added.Image caption,
They include upgrading the M6, reopening the closed Stoke-on-Trent to Leek railway line and the building of a new station at Meir, Stoke-on-Trent."This announcement ends years of worry for my constituents to the north of Lichfield who would have been badly affected by the construction," he said. Mr White said he had opposed it "from the outset" and wanted the first phase finished to make sure "the promised shorter journey times for residents are delivered".
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