A group of civil engineers have written to City of Edinburgh Council Chief Executive Sue Bruce warning her that in their opinion the project is even more out of control now than it was when tie were in charge. The four civil engineers are led by John Carson, former head of maintenance at Network Rail, who has been very vocal in the past about his anti-tram views so whether those ideas have led them to this conclusion is not known.<\/p>\n
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The group claim that:<\/p>\n
The design of the project was still incomplete<\/p>\n
There was no single experienced person in charge of
\nthe project<\/p>\n
The utility diversion project was still incomplete<\/p>\n
The cost of extending the line from St Andrew Square to York Place had not been taken into consideration in the \u00a3776 million budget<\/p>\n
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In response to these allegations a Council spokesman said in the Edinburgh Evening A group of civil engineers have written to City of Edinburgh Council Chief Executive Sue Bruce warning her that in their opinion the project is even more out of control now than it was when tie were in charge. The … Continue reading
\nNews<\/em>: \u201cThe council has now taken the lead on delivering the project, which has gained fresh momentum in recent months and is enjoying its busiest and most constructive period to date. All the work, including design, utility diversions and construction, remains in line with expectations and we are on course to deliver the project within the revised
\nbudget by summer 2014.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"