fromwww.independent.co.uk
19 hours agoHS2 should be largely completed' by now but is just over halfway there, boss admits
Mark Wild, HS2 Ltd chief executive, stated: "The construction of the civil engineering should have been largely completed by now. The reality is we're about 60 per cent complete." He highlights issues with starting construction before approvals, saying it has significantly impacted productivity, asserting that lessons must be learned from this experience. "It's a very, very important lesson - the projects must not be mobilised and commenced if you haven't got the design and consents, because the productivity of the teams... is so leveraged..."
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