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Author: johnnyburke02johnnyburke02 Date: Jul 10, 2008 14:51
From eWatford Observer 10/07/08
Rail link cost spirals
5:10pm Thursday 10th July 2008
The cost of the Croxley Rail Link has soared to almost £150m after
years of government indecision and battles against red tape.
However, the on-again off-again saga appears back on track after the
scheme was this week backed to receive a £120m investment.
The rail link, which will extend the Metropolitan Line into Watford
Junction, was priced at £66m in 2006.
Just one year later, the scheme is now estimated to cost close to
£150m, if completed by 2014.
The rail scheme will, however, only be given the go-ahead if £119.5m
is invested by the Department for Transport (DfT).
This week, the project received a huge boost after it was backed by a
transport panel at the East of England Regional Assembly (EERA) on
Tuesday.
The regional assembly has rated the scheme as a “priority” in its list
of transport policies.
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Author: 15061506 Date: Jul 10, 2008 15:55
> From eWatford Observer 10/07/08
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> Rail link cost spirals
>
> 5:10pm Thursday 10th July 2008
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> The cost of the Croxley Rail Link has soared to almost £150m after
> years of government indecision and battles against red tape.
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> However, the on-again off-again saga appears back on track after the
> scheme was this week backed to receive a £120m investment.
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> The rail link, which will extend the Metropolitan Line into Watford
> Junction, was priced at £66m in 2006.
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> Just one year later, the scheme is now estimated to cost close to
> £150m, if completed by 2014.
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> The rail scheme will, however, only be given the go-ahead if £119.5m ...
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Author: Chris TolleyChris Tolley Date: Jul 10, 2008 16:02
> 5:10pm Thursday 10th July 2008
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> The rail link, which will extend the Metropolitan Line into Watford
> Junction, was priced at £66m in 2006.
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> Just one year later, the scheme is now estimated to cost close to
> £150m, if completed by 2014.
One has to suspect the accuracy of the rest of the reporting, when it is
clear that the journalist can't successfully subtract 2006 from 2008.
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Author: Charles EllsonCharles Ellson Date: Jul 10, 2008 17:58
On Thu, 10 Jul 2008 15:55:28 -0700 (PDT), 1506
yahoo.com> wrote:
>> From eWatford Observer 10/07/08
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>> Rail link cost spirals
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>> 5:10pm Thursday 10th July 2008
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>> The cost of the Croxley Rail Link has...
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Author: Martin EdwardsMartin Edwards Date: Jul 10, 2008 23:31
Charles Ellson wrote:
> On Thu, 10 Jul 2008 15:55:28 -0700 (PDT), 1506
> yahoo.com> wrote:
> >>> From eWatford Observer 10/07/08
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>>> Rail link cost spirals
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>>> 5:10pm Thursday 10th July 2008
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>>> The cost of the Croxley Rail Link has soared to almost £150m after
>>> years of government indecision and battles against red tape.
>>>
>>> However, the on-again off-again saga appears back on track after the
>>> scheme was this week backed to receive a £120m investment.
>>>
>>> The rail link, which will extend the Metropolitan Line into Watford
>>> Junction, was priced at £66m in 2006.
>>> ...
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Author: Paul ScottPaul Scott Date: Jul 11, 2008 03:00
"Chris Tolley" supanet.com> wrote in message
news:1ju3xnvvlzcqt.afemkxb1ytbo$.dlg@40tude.net...>> 5:10pm Thursday 10th July 2008
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>> The rail link, which will extend the Metropolitan Line into Watford
>> Junction, was priced at
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Author: John BJohn B Date: Jul 11, 2008 04:00
On Jul 11, 11:00 am, "Paul Scott" btinternet.com>
wrote:> What sort of 'backing' are TfL supposed to be giving anyway, the DfT seem to
> be 'investing' the vast majority...
IIRC TfL were putting in a few million to the project because of the
opportunities it provides for people living in Harrow and Brent to get
to work in Watford and vice versa.
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Author: comminglecommingle Date: Jul 11, 2008 04:23
Erm, with all these unemployed builders being laid off left right and
centre, isn't it going to be much cheaper to do this sort of stuff in
the future?
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Author: tim.....tim..... Date: Jul 11, 2008 06:05
> Erm, with all these unemployed builders being laid off left right and
> centre, isn't it going to be much cheaper to do this sort of stuff in
> the future?
I was thinking much the same thing
tim
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Author: Paul RiggPaul Rigg Date: Jul 11, 2008 06:34
No becasue the bulk of the costs these days isnt buildi8ng the thing its all
the reports and paperwork and planning for potential disruption that has to
be gone through first.
In the current way of doing things a couple of objectors with the right
lawyers on board can quite easily make costs spiral out of control until the
project their against is beyond reach.
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