HS2 Ltd has stated that work to connect the project to the West Coast Mainline has been delayed by at least a further four years as part of a fresh ‘reset’ of the overall project.

Speaking with Reuters; a spokesperson for HS2 Ltd has claimed that construction on the 29km portion of the line North of Birmingham will be postponed in order to complete the main London-Birmingham route.

HS2 will provide high-speed rail services between London and the West Midlands

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The project, which received a full ‘reset’ earlier this year, had initially been halted in 2023 to reduce costs – with the pause resulting in the scrapping of the northern half of the project linking Birmingham and Manchester.

UK Transport Secretary Heidi Alexander previously told parliament that there was ‘no reasonable way to deliver’ on the projects initial 2033 target following an assessment of the line’s progress from HS2 Ltd Chief Executive Mark Wild which stated that the ‘overall situation with respect to cost, schedule and scope is unsustainable’.

Railway-News has reached out to HS2 Ltd for comment on the delay.

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