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CWR,4 mins

HS2 interchange could create 1,000 jobs, mayor says

CWR Breakfast with Phil Upton

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Andy Street thinks the project could support about 1,000 jobs over the next five years. The Conservative mayor for the West Midlands says the interchange station serving the high-speed rail network would be "transformational" for the region's economy. It's being built near the NEC and the M6. BBC CWR reporter Richard Williams have been talking to Andy Street on the site of the work.

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