Budget busters: What lies ahead for infrastructure?

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Crossrail, Hinkley Point and HS2 would all make great subjects for a soap opera – and there are more cliffhangers to come. Then there’s the Westminster saga, with its “season finale” election next month. Jordan Marshall asks what this means for future infrastructure work and the companies that bid for ...

Infrastructure has become something of a dirty word in recent months, with big-name projects HS2, Crossrail and Hinkley Point C causing headaches for the government and construction industry alike. HS2 is now expected to be years late and tens of billions of pounds over budget, assuming it goes ahead, while Crossrail is going to need even more cash and will not open next year. Hinkley Point has bust its budget by billions – and the fact that the nuclear power station is privately funded is both a blessing and a curse for government, which increasingly wants to attract private investors to fund projects such as Crossrail 2 and the expansion of Heathrow.

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