Labour said the Phase 2a delay meant the North was again having to 'pay the price' for Government failures.
Future rail travel in the North suffered another devastating blow tonight after the Government confirmed construction of HS2's link line to Manchester would be delayed by two years to cut costs.
Phase One of HS2 involves the railway being built between London and Birmingham, with the line extended out from the West Midlands to Crewe in Phase 2a. Phase 2b would connect Crewe to Manchester and the West Midlands to the East Midlands. A planned HS2 extension to Leeds was shelved in November 2021.
"The Government is committed to delivering HS2 Phase 2a between Birmingham and Crewe. We have seen significant inflationary pressure and increased project costs, and so we will rephase construction by two years, with an aim to deliver high-speed services to Crewe and the north west as soon as possible after accounting for the delay in construction."
"Conservative chaos and chronic indecision is holding back jobs, growth and costing the taxpayer. This is the biggest project in Europe and delays pile costs up in the long run – ministers now need to come clean on precisely how much their indecision will cost taxpayers and the North." "These schemes are not just about transport but serve as valuable investments into the country, its economy and people that we will benefit from for decades to come. HS2 must be built in full without further delay and take its place as the backbone of transport infrastructure alongside local schemes and continued investment."
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