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    It’s crunch time for HS2 as Government review considers costs and scope

    Sep 02, 2019 3 minutes
    By Ben Jones
    ALL IMAGES COURTESY OF HS2 LTD.

    NEW Transport Secretary Grant Shapps has thrown the future of High Speed 2 (HS2) into doubt with a new review that will challenge the £56billion project’s scope, design and affordability.

    Doug Oakervee, a retired engineer, former HS2 Ltd chairman ,and ally of Prime Minister Boris Johnson, will lead the review, assisted by Lord Tony Berkeley, former chairman of the Rail Freight Group and vocal critic of the project.

    The quick-fire review is expected to last just a

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