With rising costs, massive delays and environmental concerns - has HS2 reached the end of the line?
Delays linking up HS2 and Euston will mean extra costs and potentially even higher spending, the government spending watchdog has warned.
looking at the central London element of the much delayed high-speed line, concluded that a "reset" in 2020 had "not succeeded". The National Audit Office said current plans for rebuilding Euston cost £4.8bn, some £2.2bn over budget.Earlier this month the government was criticised after announcing it was "prioritising" the initial services between Old Oak Common in west London's suburbs and Birmingham Curzon Street.
Presented as cost-saving measures amid high inflation, the changes would see services not stopping in Euston until 2035 at the earliest.Image source,On Sunday, Levelling-Up Secretary Michael Gove refused to guarantee that HS2 will terminate at Euston, saying he did not know where the final London destination would be.
Asked on Channel 4's The Andrew Neil Show whether he could guarantee the train route would end in central London, Mr Gove said: "There is a debate about whether or not it should be Old Oak Common or Euston.The National Audit Office warned that deferral of spending to manage inflationary pressures would lead to "additional costs and potentially to higher spend overall for the project".
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