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At least £88 billion! HS2 should go ahead despite rising costs says report

A leaked document claims there are no ‘shovel-ready’ alternative schemes to raise capacity on the existing railway.

Joe Mellor by Joe Mellor
2019-11-12 12:51
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HS2 should continue to be built in full despite costs soaring to £88 billion, a review of the scheme has reportedly indicated.

A leaked early draft of the report seen by The Times stated that the high-speed railway could boost cities in the North and Midlands more than London due to better connections on intercity routes.

It also claimed there are no “shovel-ready” alternative schemes to raise capacity on the existing railway, and “large ticket price rises” will be needed to discourage peak-time travel unless it is built.

But the review, led by former HS2 Ltd chairman Douglas Oakervee, warned that the project’s latest cost estimate of £88 billion is expected to increase further.

Increased cost

HS2 was allocated £56 billion in 2015.

The review calculated that rising costs have slashed the estimated benefit to taxpayers for every £1 spent from £2.30 in 2017 to as little as £1.30 this year, The Times reported.

Mr Oakervee also found that the procurement strategy for Phase 1 has been a failure due to inflated prices.

The review was launched by Prime Minister Boris Johnson in August.

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It was due to be completed this autumn, but the deadline was delayed amid the General Election.

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Once it has been finalised, the report will be delivered to the new government.

Phase 1 of HS2 is planned to run between London and Birmingham.

It was initially planned to launch in 2026, but a recent report by HS2 Ltd stated that this could be pushed back until 2031.

Current designs involve a second Y-shaped phase launching in two stages: Phase 2a from the West Midlands to Crewe followed by phase 2b from Crewe to Manchester, and Birmingham to Leeds.

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