Welcome to your local community website...
Exact route will be revealed in December says high speed rail chair
SIR David Rowland, chair of High Speed Two, talked in some detail about the Chilterns to the Guardian last week.
He said engineers and designers are trying to measure the likely noise and visual impact on the Chilterns Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty and say they have exact details of the area's listed buildings and ecologically important sites.
Plans will be issued in detail to avoid widespread fear about different options that accompanied plans to build the high speed Channel tunnel line.
Affected parties (presumably local authorities) along the route are being talked to confidentially.
He said plans would be put in place to limit blight on property. "Buying up property along the route is just one of the options. There is technology to reduce the visual impact and noise vibration. You can channel noise away from people and upwards and outwards. We believe we can do a really good job somewhere sensitive like the Chilterns."
The new track would be capable of carrying 15 to 20 trains per hour, he said.
We'd like to hear from you. Send your stories, pics and videos
Leave a comment