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    Multiple Aspects with Lord Berkeley

    Jul 01, 2018 3 minutes

    Head in sand over escalating HS2 costs

    THE long saga of HS2’s costs and programme continues to make waves; where will it end?

    New Civil Engineer reports design elements for one of the main design and construct contracts let for the civil works were coming in at 18% over the target price, up from £6.6billion to £7.8bn.

    The reports states: “While one source said that the collective price was coming in at 18% over budget, another said that some bids were ‘as much as 30% to 40% higher’ than

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