High Speed 2 Railway Line

(asked on 19th January 2016) - View Source

Question to the Department for Transport:

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what his most recent estimate is of the cost of tunnel boring for the High Speed 2 Chiltern tunnel.


Answered by
Robert Goodwill Portrait
Robert Goodwill
This question was answered on 22nd January 2016

The estimated cost of the Chiltern tunnel, as extended via Additional Provision 4, is £940m (based on Q2 2011 Prices). This figure, which includes the costs relating to tunnel boring and the construction of the tunnel portals and vent shafts, excludes risk and contingency.

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