Enabling works and Euston redesign see HS2 costs spiral by £800m

By Jordan Marshall2020-10-14T09:10:00

But minister says extra cash will come from project’s contingency fund

HS2’s construction costs have risen by £800m because of complications with enabling works and the required redesign of the line’s London terminus at Euston, the government has admitted.

In his first six-monthly HS2 update, the minister responsible for the project Andrew Stephenson said the extra expense would be contained within the £5.3bn contingency fund already set aside for the project.

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