29-06-2026 01:05 via ianvisits.co.uk

HS2 reset on track – but watchdog warns of risks ahead

The government’s latest reset of the HS2 railway project is making progress but still risks repeating past mistakes unless ministers and HS2 fully stabilise the project before pressing ahead, according to a critical report from the National Audit Office (NAO).
HS2 tunnel entrance next to the M25 motorway (c) ianVisits
The watchdog says the Department for Transport (DfT) and HS2 are taking a “considered approach” to overhauling the troubled high-speed railway, but warns there is
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