HS2 asked to find savings as Euston job digs into contingency

By Daniel Gayne2022-10-28T10:02:00

Source: Grimshaw \ HS2 Ltd

Project has spent further £200m of reserve cash since spring

The Department for Transport has instructed HS2 to find savings and efficiencies to bring projected costs in line with targets.

The first phase of the megaproject is unlikely to meet its £40.3bn target cost as it stands, with an additional £200m of its £5.6bn delegated contingency funding spent since March.

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