HS2 facing seven-year delay and £22bn cost hike

By Will Ing2019-09-03T09:22:00

Shapps said final decision on project will be based on Oakervee recommendations

The first phase of Europe’s largest infrastructure project is running five years behind schedule, the government has revealed.

Transport secretary Grant Shapps also said the true cost of HS2 is set to be between £81bn and £88bn.

In a written statement published this afternoon, Shapps published the headline findings by HS2 chairman Cook, who had been tasked with scrutinising the budget and programme of the rail scheme.

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