Rail minister Huw Merriman has said the HS2 Euston plans are unaffordable at current costs and that the government will consider partnering with the private sector to ensure “it delivers” for taxpayers.
The government will use the two-year pause in the phase 2a works to “look again” at the Euston terminal design and consider private sector partnerships.
“It will require careful prioritisation of requirements and a willingness from stakeholders to compromise,” Merriman wrote in his HS2 report to Parliament.
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