Infrastructure in crisis: ministers must honour commitments so schemes like HS2 can overcome poor perceptions

By Dave Rogers2023-09-25T06:00:00

Will the UK’s biggest projects ever be built on time and to budget? Despite recent evidence, it’s not impossible to think that they might – but some things have to change, Dave Rogers reports

Recent news that the northern leg of the HS2 railway line could now be on the chopping block has prompted more eyerolling from the industry.

An eagle-eyed press photographer outside the Treasury snapped a picture of documents relating to a meeting between prime minister Rishi Sunak and his chancellor Jeremy Hunt. They included costings for the later phase of HS2 – which would take the high-speed rail scheme from Birmingham through to Manchester – and outlined the potential savings that could be gained from cuts.

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