News on HS2 in Cheshire

Ahead of its arrival into Runcorn, the team leading the design and construction of Britain’s new railway, High Speed Two (HS2), is hitting the streets with a brand-new community roadshow .

The HS2 roadshow will visit towns and cities from north to south this summer, as part of a bumper programme of community-focused activity highlighting the thousands of jobs, skills, training and new business opportunities that HS2 is creating.

The HS2 roadshow will stop at Runcorn ShoppingCity on Thursday, 19th August, from 10:00 – 19:00. The event will allow residents and visitors to find out more about the plans already underway to bring Britain’s new low carbon railway to the port town.

Becoming a high-speed rail destination presents huge opportunities for Runcorn. As well as providing residents with faster travel to new destinations, the connectivity boost that HS2 provides will open Halton’s heritage delights, green spaces and specialist trades in science, technology and healthcare to new business and leisure markets, supporting the region’s tourism sector and wider economic growth.

The vision for Runcorn Station Quarter to become a multi-modal transport hub, ahead of HS2’s arrival, is one of 14 areas across Halton that together form the Mersey Gateway Regeneration Plus Plan – a £1 billion regeneration project being driven by Halton Borough Council.

Experts from all areas of the HS2 project will be on hand at each roadshow event, armed with a wealth of resources to experience during the event or to take away. So, if you’re looking for a new career, or want to find out how your business might benefit from one of 400,000 contract opportunities generated from the first phase of construction works, then head down to the roadshow to find out more.

For more information about HS2’s roadshow programme, visit hs2.org.uk/roadshow-2021

If you have a question about HS2 or our works, please contact our HS2 Helpdesk team on 08081 434 434 or email hs2enquiries@hs2.org.uk .