Delays to HS2’s Euston Leg May Lead to Higher Spending, Watchdog Warns

Delays to HS2’s Euston Leg May Lead to Higher Spending, Watchdog Warns
Undated image of a graphic representation of the HS2 trains which would run between London and Birmingham. Hitachi Rail-Alstom/PA
Alexander Zhang
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Delays in building the final stretch of the high-speed railway HS2 to Euston Station in central London will mean extra costs and potentially even higher spending, a government spending watchdog has warned.

Transport Secretary Mark Harper announced earlier this month that “inflationary pressures” will cause delays to the construction of key parts of HS2.