22nd March 2013, 02:13 PM
It is already green lit. The decision to build HS2 has already been taken. There are just legal arguments about how much compensation should be paid to people whose houses have dropped in value and how this should be consulted for, none of which has anything to do with archaeology. Archaeology has been considered very early in the process, and therefore it should not cause significant delays (when compared to engineering problems, say).