BBCNEWS Newsnight June 4, 2024 21:47:00
The government re—phasing construction by two years. the second phase was due to open in 2032, but has been pushed back to between 2035 and 2040. in 2013, hs2 was expected to cost £37.5 billion. then, in 2015, that prediction went up to around £56 billion. four years later, the cost was expected to be between £72 billion and £98 billion but after the link between the east midlands and leeds was scrapped, the cost now is expected to be around the £71 billion mark. that is more than twice as much as originally anticipated. i think it could cost a lot more than that. we have seen a report ...