London, UK. 22 January, 2020. A taxi rank in front of Euston station was built on the site of Euston Square Gardens as part of preparatory works for the HS2 high-speed rail line. There has been considerable land purchase and clearance in the Euston area, requiring the destruction of dozens of mature plane trees. Cost projections for the project are reported to have risen to £106bn and the Transport Secretary Grant Shapps has confirmed that the Government will make a decision regarding its viability in February 2020.
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