HS2 economic case downgraded but benefits still outweigh costs, says DfT

The economic case for HS2 has been downgraded on standard calculations, the government has admitted, as it pressed the wider case for high-speed rail by publishing new analysis of additional benefits and the cost of the alternatives. The benefit-cost ratio (BCR) for the Y-shaped network linking London, Manchester, Birmingham and Leeds has dropped slightly from [...] HS2 economic case downgraded but benefits still outweigh costs, says DfT | www.limit.ws