Andrew Burns

The Trams - ooops

By The Basa ⋅ June 14, 2006 ⋅  Email this post ⋅  Print this post ⋅ Post a comment

TIMETABLE OF SETBACKS

• June 2003: Transport chiefs admit a Scottish Executive grant of £375 million might not cover project costs.
• December 2003: Cost of two tram lines put at £473m, leaving the project with a huge financial shortfall.
• January 2005: Lengthy parliamentary process puts back estimated completion from the year 2008 to 2009.
• September 2005: The Evening News reveals inflation has not been included in the cost of the scheme, increasing the price from £473m to £714m. Completion date put back to 2010.
• October 2005: Trams chiefs admit city’s streets will need to be dug up twice.
• November 2005: Scottish Executive bail-out of £115m, it emerges, will not cover funding shortfall.
• January 2006: One of the two tram lines is shelved due to the funding crisis.
• March 2006: Tram chiefs under fire for planning to spend up to £60m on the scheme before final approval this autumn.
• May 2006: Project chief Ian Kendall leaves.
• June 2006: TIE chief executive Michael Howell leaves.

That pretty much says it all…..

Does this council not wish to leave it to the new incoming council next year to see if they want to go ahead with the project?

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