HS2 in the West Midlands

According to specialist research, HS2 will drive a £10billion economic uplift in the West Midlands over the next 10 years.  The impending arrival of HS2 in the West Midlands is already delivering a positive economic legacy, driven by the promise of enhanced connectivity and heightened investor confidence.

Since Parliament approved building HS2 between London and the West Midlands in 2017, there has been a significant increase in regeneration and investment activity close to the West Midlands’ two HS2 stations (Birmingham Curzon Street and Interchange) and its planned Network Integrated Control Centre and maintenance depot in Washwood Heath.

In this report, we shift our focus from track and trains to those opportunities and the plans in hand for transformational regeneration and investment across the West Midlands.

The construction of HS2 in the West Midlands is well underway – years before the first trains run it is creating thousands of jobs and training courses for local people, and awarding billions of pounds worth of contracts to the region’s businesses.

In this region, work is progressing to prepare for two state-of-the-art stations – Birmingham Curzon Street and Interchange, and Washwood Heath Depot – the maintenance facility and control centre for the whole HS2 network. HS2, its partners and suppliers are also boring tunnels, and building bridges and viaducts at key locations across the region.

In this report, we provide a comprehensive summary of the jobs, skills and supply chain benefits HS2 has already brought to the West Midlands.