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Private sector will pay for HS2 Euston tunnel, Transport Secretary Mark Harper insists

The National Infrastructure Commission warns that developers will not pay for the tunnelling works

Evening Standard · Dec 20, 2023

Disbelief at plan to fix London potholes as part of Network North project

£235m funding for capital’s roads is possible only because of investment that comes from scrapping northern leg of HS2

The Guardian - UK · Dec 20, 2023

Government invests £235m in London's roads using funds from HS2

Roads will be resurfaced across the capital over the next 11 years

Evening Standard · Dec 20, 2023

UK's HS2: Trying To Bridge The Gap Between Cost And Ambition

The unfinished Colne Valley Viaduct traces a gentle curve over several lakes northwest of London, a picturesque symbol that belies the ugly debate over the ambitious but expensive HS2 train line.

International Business Times · Dec 1, 2023

Landowners on axed HS2 route left ‘suicidal’, MPs told

Rail expert Trevor Parkin told the Commons’ Transport Select Committee that HS2 Ltd officials are ‘dragging their feet’.

Evening Standard · Nov 30, 2023

HS2 decision means cash can now be spent on northern transport projects, says PM

Rishi Sunak discussed his commitment to a mass transit system for Leeds after he tried his hand at jewellery making in Farsley, West Yorkshire.

The Independent UK · Nov 23, 2023

Nightmare before Christmas: HS2 to disrupt rail travel on 24 December

Exclusive: Work on the high-speed line will block the Great Western line intermittently for at least the next five years

The Independent UK · Nov 22, 2023

Every week brings a fresh HS2 scandal. It’s time to shut it down – all of it

In an astonishing white paper, Rishi Sunak rips into the project he once lavishly funded. But he doesn’t go far enough, says Guardian columnist Simon Jenkins

The Guardian - UK · Nov 16, 2023

From São Paulo to Old Oak Common: why being at the end of the railway line matters

History shows that having a terminus helps your town prosper – which, in the case of HS2, could be bad news for Manchester

The Guardian - UK · Nov 12, 2023

London businesses urge PM to get on with Euston tunnel despite HS2 troubles

Companies say they're ready to invest in new station if Govt sets up 'right commercial framework'

Evening Standard · Nov 7, 2023