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Incomplete designs, poor delivery and bad management send bill for HS2 rocketing to more than £100bn and full opening of line to 17 years away

2026-05-19T15:45:00+01:00By

Route between Birmingham and London Euston not expected to be ready until 2043

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HS2 admits it got its numbers wrong as Birmingham train depot let at more than three times original £250m budget

2026-05-11T05:00:00+01:00By

Revised price tag of £856m means cost of Washwood Heath scheme has gone up by nearly 250%

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Strabag further expands in UK with £59m Van Elle acquisition

2026-04-09T10:02:00+01:00By Phil Clark

Infrastructure group to buy ground engineering contractor as well as steel specialist Crofton Engineering