Costs Soar for City Road Project ; Work On Regenerating Edge Lane Will Start Next Month. City Editor David Bartlett Reports On Why the Bill has Rocketed by Pounds 17m
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THE cost of demolishing homes and road building as part of the extension of the Edge Lane dual carriageway has ballooned by 43%, the Daily Post can reveal.
Knocking down 371 homes and rebuilding the key route will now cost pounds 57.7m, up from pounds 40.4m four years ago.See the full content of this document
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Costs Soar for City Road Project ; Work On Regenerating Edge Lane Will Start Next Month. City Editor David Bartlett Reports On Why the Bill has Rocketed by Pounds 17m
Executive director of regeneration John Kelly said the huge increase in costs was down to years of delays caused by "persistent litigation by a small minority".
Grandmother Elizabeth Pascoe, who led the campaign, last night said she was unapologetic for trying to protect her home and claimed the delays were no...See the full content of this document
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