How did the UK end up in such a mess over high-speed rail megaproject HS2?

Neil Gerrard Senior Editor, Construction Briefing

09 October 2023

The signs hadn’t been good for some time. After weeks of speculation that the UK’s Prime Minister Rishi Sunak was preparing to cancel a significant portion of the HS2 high-speed railway, the official announcement finally came last week.

The project was already well over budget and behind schedule. Its…

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