Is artificial intelligence the answer to HS2’s rising cost problem?

By Daniel Gayne2022-11-04T07:00:00

As inflation bites, HS2 has been told to find savings. Could artificial intelligence be the cost-cutting ace up the project’s sleeve?

Necessity is the mother of invention they say, and right now, HS2 needs to save cash. In response to a recent project update, which showed the high-speed rail scheme digging further into its contingency funds, the Department of Transport has told the scheme’s bosses to find savings.

In major civil engineering projects, as in most sectors of construction, calls to cut costs often translate as reductions in scope or quality, but for Jonathan Kelly, senior innovation manager at HS2 Ltd, the need to deliver savings is an incentive to find smarter ways of building.

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