For comparison the active travel budget for the *entire country* is £220m/a.
It's long past time for @transcotland
to redirect funding for climate emergency era obsolete road schemes like the M8, A9 & Sherriffhall to sustainable modes.
It's long past time for @transcotland
to redirect funding for climate emergency era obsolete road schemes like the M8, A9 & Sherriffhall to sustainable modes.
https://twitter.com/transcotland/status/1795798588192075985
A short history of M8 Wooodside project costs:
*Year* *Cost* *Completion*
Sep 21 £35m Late 23
May 23 £100m Late 24
July 24 £152m Early 26
That’s a >400% rise in costs over a three year period.
*Year* *Cost* *Completion*
Sep 21 £35m Late 23
May 23 £100m Late 24
July 24 £152m Early 26
That’s a >400% rise in costs over a three year period.
Of note:
Based on v scant info publicly available, these costs/timelines appear to be for initial 'temporary propping' work only 😱
Ie they do not include the cost of permanent repair work, which 'seem certain to run into the hundreds of millions'
No consultation.
Based on v scant info publicly available, these costs/timelines appear to be for initial 'temporary propping' work only 😱
Ie they do not include the cost of permanent repair work, which 'seem certain to run into the hundreds of millions'
No consultation.
How on earth can we possibly justify continuing to provide apparently endless funding for eye-wateringly expensive roads projects like the M8 in a time of 'difficult choices' for everything else (ie ongoing & deepening cuts to frontline services, canecellation of the BPF etc)?
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