Higher costs and lower speeds in latest HS2 update

Transport Secretary Heidi Alexander has told parliament the expected cost of completing HS2 is now between £87.7bn and £102.7bn in 2025 prices. When first conceived 13 years ago, the project was projected to cost £50.1bn in 2011 prices – around £75bn in today’s money. But… The post Higher costs and lower speeds in latest HS2 update appeared first on Construction News.

HS2 cost estimated to exceed £100bn and trains not due to start for at least 10 years

The transport secretary Heidi Alexander has said the cost estimate to finish Phase 1 of HS2 has exceeded £100bn and the first trains will not run until at least another decade. The post HS2 cost estimated to exceed £100bn and trains not due to start for at least 10 years appeared first on New Civil Engineer.

Transport secretary pothole incident: ‘Thankfully it was only the car damaged’, says AIA

The Asphalt Industry Alliance (AIA) said potholes “may be a curse for road users” across the UK, but “they are not inevitable”, after news broke that Transport Secretary Heidi Alexander’s car was damaged by a pothole. The post Transport secretary pothole incident: ‘Thankfully it was only the car damaged’, says AIA appeared first on New Civil Engineer.

Alexander announces slimmed-down major roads programme

Transport secretary Heidi Alexander has confirmed government cash for 16 major local road schemes worth about £1bn after a review of the government’s major highways programmes. In July last year, Alexander announced a review of 41 of projects inherited from the previous government’s Major Road… The post Alexander announces slimmed-down major roads programme appeared first on Construction News.

HS2 | £46.2bn already spent but new total estimate not yet detailed

Transport secretary Heidi Alexander has provided an update on HS2’s reset stating that as of February this year £46.2bn has been spent on the project but she did not give a new total construction cost estimate. The post HS2 | £46.2bn already spent but new total estimate not yet detailed appeared first on New Civil Engineer.