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Analysis: The cost of HS2… and how to get those costs under control


19/03/2025 in Opinion

The foundations are complete for HS2’s Old Oak Common high speed station. The base slab reaches nearly two metres thick at its deepest point. HS2 LTD.

High Speed 2 is a “casebook example of how not to run a major project”, say the members of Parliament who make up the Public Accounts Committee.




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  • andreos - 19/03/2025 18:03

    Pause it and spend the money on the military.

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