27-03-2023 10:13 via IanVisits

HS2’s Euston station cost has nearly doubled to £4.8 billion

The cost of building HS2’s terminus station at Euston has nearly doubled to £4.8 billion since it was originally planned, according to a report from the National Audit Office (NAO), with the constant changes to the design having wasted over a hundred million pounds.
Proposed Euston station (c) HS2
Last month the government said it was pausing work on building Euston station to save money, although it was widely noted at the time that delays usually lead to higher costs. This has now
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