Transport infrastructure

• HS2 plans to link London to Birmingham, in an £88 billion plan
• HS2 like between London and Birmingham is due to open in 2031
• Crossrail links the west of London to the east.
• Crossrail will involve over 32 km of twin-bore tunnels under central London.
• Crossrail is due to cost £16.8 billion.
• So far HS2 has cost £60 billion
• A smart motorway is when we use the hard shoulder at busy times
• Smart motorways have increased the rates of accidents
• An extra runway was being planned to be added to Heathrow airport