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Lawmakers are sounding the alarm over Northern Powerhouse Rail, warning it could spiral past its $45 billion budget and echoing HS2’s costly mistakes. After over a decade of planning, the project’s fragmented phases and lack of clarity are raising eyebrows, especially as the Public Accounts Committee fears environmental hurdles and repeat governance errors. Despite Transport’s claims of learning from past failures and adopting a more collaborative, phased approach, critics remain skeptical—especially with HS2’s familiar faces now steering this northern rail revival.

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