‘Significant challenges remain’: HS2 is over budget and behind schedule, says new report

Friday, 24 January 2020
‘Significant challenges remain’: HS2 is over budget and behind schedule, says new report | Public People
High Speed 2 is way over budget and behind schedule because the government “underestimated its complexity and risk”. A damning report by the National Audit Office (NAO) concludes: “Significant challenges to completing the programme and delivering value for taxpayers and passengers remain.” The cost will be far higher than the £56bn (in 2015 prices) that the Treasury has currently assigned to the rail project, and completion of the project could...
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