Millions have so been spent, homes and businesses were demolished - but the project has stalled.
The chair of a Commons committee described the HS2 Euston project as a "floundering" scheme "which has already caused major disruption to the local community"Chris Georgiou owns Speedy's on North Gower Street, a cosy cafe that became a tourist landmark after featuring in the BBC TV series Sherlock, starring Benedict Cumberbatch and Martin Freeman.
"We don't know where we are, we don't know where we are going to be in two years' time. It's been a real struggle.And what is the latest problem? The government has mothballed the huge construction site for Euston for at least two years. In three of the tower blocks overlooking the dormant site, Camden Council is trying to make the best of a bad situation.
"I don't think it's necessary to do HS2, but it has had some positive effects such as giving this space to artists."Clearly, something has gone very wrong with the plans for the HS2 Euston terminal. "Whoever gave the go-ahead to destroy a large chunk of north London before there was a coherent plan to redevelop it deserves to lose their job."
Dame Meg Hillier MP, chair of the Public Accounts Committee, has also recently criticised the project, saying: "The HS2 Euston project is floundering. This is a multibillion-pound scheme, which has already caused major disruption to the local community, put on pause."
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