HS2: Rail link rated 'unachievable' by infrastructure watchdog
The HS2 rail line has been given an "unachievable" rating by an official watchdog.
It has been given a "red" warning for its first two phases - from London to Birmingham then onto Crewe - by the Infrastructure and Projects Authority.
The project aims to create high-speed rail links between London and central and northern England, but has faced major delays and criticism.
The government says it remains committed to delivering HS2.
Not as unachievable as Net Zero so clearly the government has to be super-duper committed to delivering that.
They're all mad. Quite mad.
8 comments:
Undeliverably bonkers.
Best thing for HS2 - given that the route has been bought and cleared - would be stick a surface down and make it an alternate motorway link for long distance travel, ie with few junction points.
James - and it's obvious, that's the pain of it.
Woodsy - I agree, salvage something from the mess.
Or a large diameter pipe to bring fresh water to the SE.
Or a cycle track for the overly green.
Or just left as a mystery for future archaeologist to puzzle, debate, pontificate over, along with the crumbling spinning Mercedes logos.
Use the route to distribute water from the wet parts of England and Wales to the dry South East.
Doonhamer - I like the idea of it becoming a mystery for future archaeologists. Clearly visible from the air, "but what was it for?" they ask.
dearieme - it could become an open culvert with barges to transport heavy goods.
The government, whichever, will not drop HS2, it is estimated it is costing £9 billion a year to 2033 probably more and longer, contracts with 'friends' have been signed and like previous follies, the NHS IT scandal of £12 billion, the ridiculous Ajaxarmoured vehicle project etc etc, other peoples money is not for them to worry about, they can always raise more taxes.
So procurement is just a dept, it has no meaning in the real world, Tescos can have a new store built in a certain time at a fixed price and with penalties for over runs, yet governments never manage the same, I wonder why?
Wiggia - yes, it stinks. These schemes come across as ways to nourish networks of patronage using our money.
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