The second phase of HS2 linking Birmingham to Manchester and Leeds could be “paused” by six months, as estimated costs threaten to rise to £106bn.
That’s according to an unpublished copy of an independent review led by former HS2 chairman Douglas Oakervee, which recommends that experts look at whether conventional lines could be used north of Birmingham.
But the report, leaked to the Financial Times, recommends that on balance the government should proceed with the project.
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