Construction News UK
· Apr 28, 2026 11:45 AM EDT
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DfT chiefs defend using HS2 team for Liverpool-to-Manchester line
Senior government officials have defended a decision to put a key strand of the £45bn Northern Powerhouse Rail (NPR) programme in the hands of a team from the troubled High Speed 2 project. Department for Transport duo Jo Shanmugalingam, permanent secretary at the Department for… The post DfT chiefs defend using HS2 team for Liverpool-to-Manchester line appeared first on Construction News.
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