Cost of HS2 civils up by 85%, says watchdog

By Jordan Marshall2020-01-24T00:01:00

HS2 and DfT ‘underestimated complexity and risk’ of project

The cost of the main civil engineering works on the first phase of HS2 has increased by 85%, or almost £5bn, the National Audit Office has revealed.

The public spending watchdog said that costs for the 140-mile section of the route between London and Birmingham had risen from £5.8bn in April 2017 to £10.7bn by October 2019.

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