The Department for Transport, which publishes High-Speed 2's invoices, has released invoices that mention Phase 2 more than 5,500 times, with a combined value of more than 拢1.25bn.
The analysis was conducted by Tussell, a consultancy that monitors government contracts.
Ove Arup has already received 拢272m for invoices related to the second phase, while MWJV 鈥� a joint venture of Mace and Ward Williams 鈥� has received 拢243m.
Other companies to have earned tens of millions from the scrapped scheme include Balfour Beatty Civil Engineering (拢192m), Aecom (拢95m), Bechtel (拢78m) and WSP (拢69m).
According to the description on the invoices, 拢219m accounts for "AUC [assets under construction] - Phase 2A", a further 拢179m for "P20200 - Phase 2B" and another 拢138m 聽related to "Professional services", largely for Phase 2B.
Prime minister Rish Sunak announced the cancellation of the northern leg of HS2 last week, and committed to spending the saved 拢36bn on other transport projects around the country that demonstrated better value for money. [See our previous report here.]
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