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GOVERNMENT has confirmed delays to the construction of High Speed 2.
In a statement on March 9, Secretary of State for Transport Mark Harper claimed that over £40 billion was being invested to transform transport across the country over the next two years.
However, in the same statement the Department for Transport said that “in recognition of inflationary pressures and to help balance the nation’s books, the next two years will be used to rephase construction and optimise future delivery