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HS2 eyeing 2030 completion date for Phase 1

By 2023-11-17T12:20:00

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HS2 Ltd is targeting a 2030 completion date for the new high-speed rail line between west London and Birmingham, MPs have been told. 

The company’s executive chairman Sir Jon Thompson revealed the internal target while giving evidence to a recall session of the public accounts committee. 

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