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HS2; still ‘in the station’ but some activity
Announcing bidders who have won contracts to design & construct bridges, tunnels, embankments and viaducts for HS2 Phase One.
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DfT:  Main civil engineering works contracts for Stage 1 of HS2 Phase One

DfT:  First big HS2 contracts to build Britain’s new railway will support 16,000 jobs

Huge economic boost for Scotland as Transport Secretary confirms new HS2 routes

NIC:  Adonis welcomes significant step forward in the delivery of HS2 from London to the North of England

Huge economic boost for the north of England:  Confirming high speed rail lines between Birmingham, Manchester, Liverpool, Leeds, Sheffield and the East Midlands

DfT:  Rail infrastructure funding: 2019 to 2024

DfT:  New improvements for rail passengers in Wales, the midlands and the north

With all the other demands, where will the funding come from?

Carefully calculate the project budget and then triple it for an under-estimation!

An independent Scotland could require more than the ‘benefits of £24bn’ to both pay for the extension of HS2 and the subsidies of the existing railway(s)

HS2: assessing the costs & benefits - Centre for Economic ...

STOP HS2 | Cost-benefit Analysis
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