The Public Accounts Committee's report on the HS2 railway highlights critical issues, particularly the uncertainties surrounding the construction of Euston station. With over a decade of planning, the report criticizes the lack of clarity regarding costs, final scope, timelines, and expected benefits. Disagreements between the Department for Transport and HS2 over project costs exacerbate the situation, with existing budgets deemed unsustainable. The committee urges for cost estimates to be adjusted to current prices, despite potential political backlash, and underscores the uncertainty related to Euston station's development plans and leadership.
Ongoing uncertainty about how Euston station will be built is a major problem for the HS2 railway, according to a Parliamentary report into the railway project.
The Public Accounts Committee's latest report into the railway described the project as a "casebook example of how not to run a major project."
The report bluntly admits that the existing budget, set in 2019, is no longer viable.
For stalled Euston station, the report says that its unclear how achievable the current plan to find a private company to build the station is.
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