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HS2 racks up £100m in wasted design costs on Grimshaw’s downsized Euston station

By 2022-10-28T11:08:00

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Source: Grimshaw \ HS2 Ltd

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HS2 has racked up more than £100m in wasted design costs on its London terminus at Euston station after downsizing the plans, the project has admitted.

Grimshaw’s designs for a scaled back 10-platform station were unveiled in March, with the railway admitting yesterday that “significant elements” of the original 11-platform design work can no longer be used.

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