Could part of the billion-dollar HS2 rail project be revived?
09 July 2024
The UK’s high-speed rail (HS2) project is a scheme first proposed in 2009 when the Labour Party was in power. It was pushed forward by a Conservative-Liberal Democrat coalition in the years that followed, before – ultimately – a large portion of it was cancelled by the Conservatives last year. With Labour again at the helm after the 4 July UK elections, what’s next for HS2?
Balfour Beatty Vinci’s tunnel boring machine in the West Midlands region of UK. The unit started digging towards Birmingham earlier this year as part of the HS2 rail project. (Image: Balfour Beatty)
The troubled programme, which has consistently run overbudget and overtime, will still construct phase one; connecting the…
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