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Evening Standard
Evening Standard
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Barney Davis

HS2 confirms work on £1.2billion Euston tunnel to be paused

Construction on HS2’s £1.2billion tunnel to Euston will be held back from starting next year as planned after the Government “switched priority” to get the maligned high-speed railway running from Birmingham to Old Oak Common.

The construction of the 7.2km tunnel between Euston and Old Oak Common stations will now be deferred amid widespread disruption, protests and rising costs.

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