UK heading for reset on infrastructure delivery amid further HS2 delay
18 June 2025
The UK government is preparing to release two reports on the high-speed railway that will signal a reset on how major infrastructure projects are delivered, as it was reported that the project will be delayed beyond 2033.
Construction of HS2 started in 2019 and the first phase, running from London to Birmingham, was originally intended to open by 2026 at a cost of £33 billion (€38.6 billion).
But the cost ballooned, at the same time that delays mounted. By 2020, an independent estimate put the cost of…
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