NETWORK RAIL INFRASTRUCTURE LIMITED TRANSPORT AND WORKS ACT 1992

NETWORK RAIL INFRASTRUCTURE LIMITED TRANSPORT AND WORKS ACT 1992

Notice is hereby given under section 14(4) of the Transport and Works Act 1992 ("the Act") that the Secretary of State for Transport has determined under section 13(1) of the Act to make with modifications the Network Rail (East West Rail Bicester to Bedford Improvements) Order ("the Order"). The Order was applied for by Network Rail Infrastructure Limited ("Network Rail") of 1 Eversholt Street, London NW1 2DN. The Order will authorise the construction, operation and maintenance of a railway between Bicester and Bedford, Milton Keynes and Aylesbury, to facilitate the operation of new passenger services between Oxford, Milton Keynes, Aylesbury and Bedford. Copies of the Order, once made, may be obtained from the Stationery Office or through booksellers. The Secretary of State has, pursuant to section 14(1 )(a) of the Act, given notice of this determination by way of a decision letter dated 29 January 2020, copies of which may be obtained from the TWA Orders Unit, Department for Transport, General Counsel's Office, Zone 1/18, Great Minster House, 33 Horseferry Road, London SW1P 4DR. That letter gives the reasons for the determination and the considerations upon which it is based; information about the public participation process; and information regarding the right to challenge the validity of the determination and the procedures for doing so. It also describes the main measures to avoid, reduce and, if possible, remedy any major adverse environmental effects. Winckworth Sherwood LLP, Solicitors and Parliamentary Agents,

Minerva House, 5 Montague Close, London SE1 9BB, on behalf of Network Rail Infrastructure Limited. 12 February 2020