Industry’s fragmentation has jacked up HS2 cost, Oakervee says

By Jordan Marshall2020-02-13T06:00:00

Construction's 'many tiers of subcontractors' has helped see price of railway soar

The construction industry's fragmentation is partly to blame for HS2's eye-watering price tag, according to the Oakervee review.

The 130-page review, commissioned by the government last August, has said benchmarking, commissioned by HS2 Ltd, was designed to compare its cost estimates to high speed rail lines in other countries.

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