Shapps says government ‘keen to learn from anybody’ about how to build HS2 faster

By Dave Rogers2020-02-17T06:00:00

But transport secretary adds there have been no official conversations over Chinese firm’s offer to build line in five years

Transport secretary Grant Shapps has said the government wants to speed up completing HS2, admitting he is “keen to learn” from others on how this might be done – including the Chinese.

On Friday, Building reported that the China Railway Construction Corporation (CRCC) was offering to build the line within five years and closer to its original £56bn budget.

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