Transport Secretary Confirms HS2 Will Be Delayed Again – Guido Fawkes

Transport Secretary Confirms HS2 Will Be Delayed Again

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Transport Secretary Heidi Alexander has confirmed in the Commons that HS2 will be delayed yet again. The railway line between London and Birmingham won’t be finished by 2033 as promised. It’s been kicked into the long grass for at least another two years…

Guido was the first to report five months ago that the stretch from Old Oak Common to Birmingham Curzon Street was going to being delayed by several years. Alexander blamed a “litany of failure” for the ballooning cost – now £37 billion over budget – yet insisted ministers are now “turning the page on infrastructure failures.”  No word on when the line will be completed, or how much more the taxpayer will have to fork out for it. This project was off the rails from the start…