Government’s chief infrastructure advisor casts doubt on next phase of HS2

By Tom Lowe2021-05-14T09:35:00

Nick Smallwood says for link to go ahead rail passenger numbers need to recover to pre-covid levels

The chief executive of the government’s most senior advisory body for infrastructure has cast doubt on the second phase of HS2 linking the line to cities in the north of England because of the impact of the pandemic on passenger numbers.

Nick Smallwood said that road transport after the pandemic could return to higher levels than before and suggested the government should not invest in an extension of HS2 north of Crewe “unless there is a very solid business case”.

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