HS2 chair blames ground conditions for ballooning budget and delays

By Will Ing2019-09-05T05:00:00

Source: HS2

Allan Cook says scheme was priced at £56bn 'without the benefit of any investigation of ground conditions'

Ground conditions that were ignored when the government priced HS2 are now to blame for delays and cost hikes, the scheme's chair has said.

The £56bn price-tag for Europe’s largest infrastructure project was locked-in by the Treasury four years ago and remains unchanged after yesterday’s spending round statement – despite chairman Allan Cook’s view that HS2 will cost more than £80bn.

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