#HS2 is officially ‘unachievable’ after being given red rating
A “red” rating was assigned to the plans for the construction of the first two phases. This means that “successful delivery of the project appears to be unachievable”, the IPA said in its annual report on big projects.
It added: “There are major issues with project definition, schedule, budget, quality and/or benefits delivery, which at this stage do not appear to be manageable or resolvable. The project may need rescoping and/or its overall viability reassessed.”
I feel like this should be getting more coverage. HS2 has always been an expensive vanity project, and the eye-watering amount of money would be better spent on east-west rather than north-south links (or on other things entirely). It was doomed from the outset and yet has been rail-roaded (aha!) through in the face of all good sense. It's high time it got canned, but it will drag on for a while yet.
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