The HS2 project, initially expected to open in December 2026, is now unlikely to meet even the revised 2033 target, pushed back further by two years. Transport Secretary Heidi Alexander pointed to inadequate management and oversight by successive Conservative governments, resulting in massive budget increases from an original forecast of £20 billion to now close to £100 billion. Critics argue that HS2 has become emblematic of systemic failures in delivering major infrastructure projects efficiently, raising concerns about its future contribution to the transportation landscape in the UK.
The original vision for HS2 included an extensive high-speed network, but due to systemic failures, the project has drastically changed and costs have skyrocketed.
Heidi Alexander stated that the HS2's delays and budget overruns are partly due to the mismanagement by the last Conservative government, which wasted billions.
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