Recommendation 15

We heard concerns from the London Borough of Camden and Drummond Street Traders, who already face many years of disruption, and impact of the pause in construction on local residents and businesses and be absolutely transparent when it is possible to do so on what the revised timetable involves.35 We asked HS2 Ltd about the extended disruption and how it is engaging with the local community. It told us that it continues to have a lot of interaction with Camden residents and the local authority and that it is starting to explore how it can open up some areas for the local community to use. For example, converting the existing taxi rank into a temporary public space. HS2 Ltd acknowledged that it has a difficult job to put the project on ice for two years and told us that it wants to give local residents a chance to help influence what the interim solution looks like so that it is as palatable as possible for local people and businesses.36 30 Q 81 31 Qq 39–40, 42–43 32 Qq 78–80 33 Qq 93–95 34 Q 98 35 HS2006, HS2007 36 Qq 82–83, 86 HS2 Euston 13 2 Managing the wider HS2 programme Managing high inflation and contingency