HS2: construction of £106bn high-speed rail line officially starts
Boris Johnson claims London to Birmingham rail link will bring 22,000 building jobs and ‘fire up economic growth’
HS2 has announced the formal start of construction of the high-speed rail line between London and the West Midlands, which it claims will create 22,000 jobs.
The prime minister, Boris Johnson, was expected to attend a ceremonial launch of the first shovels in the ground on Friday for the main civil engineering contracts.
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