[ad_1] Work continues on the HS2 high speed railway construction site on Curzon Street in Birmingham, Britain, October 1, 2024. REUTERS/Toby MelvilleCredit: Reuters TAXPAYERS are facing a £10.2million bill for selling redundant property bought to make way for the cancelled northern section of HS2. The cash will go on legal and admin expenses incurred by…
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[ad_1] SIR – You report (September 15) that the northern leg of HS2 “may be axed to save £35 billion”. It is time our politicians woke up and cancelled the whole sorry enterprise. Vast amounts of money have been spent, without any accountability – and for what? Charles PenfoldUlverston, Cumbria SIR – The exorbitantly overpriced HS2…
[ad_1] The cost of implementing the high-speed railway connecting London with Birmingham, Manchester and Leeds could reach £106bn, according to a leaked, government-commissioned review. High Speed 2 (HS2) was originally allocated £56bn, and current HS2 Ltd chairman Allan Cook revised the estimated costs to between £81bn and £88bn in October. But the draft report, seen…
[ad_1] Plans for a new bridge south of Crewe station aimed at easing congestion in Nantwich Road have been adopted by Cheshire East Council, writes Stephen Topping. Cabinet members approved a preferred route for the new Southern Link Road Bridge at a meeting this week, following consultation held over the summer. The new bridge would…