Rising costs and delays don't necessarily mean HS2 is failing – an expert in new infrastructure development explains
- Written by Nuno Gil, Professor of New Infrastructure Development, University of Manchester
The UK government is reportedly considering scrapping the second phase of its long-term high-speed rail project, HS2. It has been revealed that a cost analysis outlining the benefit of doing so was prepared ahead of Prime Minister Rishi Sunak’s recent meeting with Chancellor Jeremy Hunt. Reports have said that Sunak and Hunt were told...