Press report....

[RW]

today that the Solihull and Brierley metro extensions are already tens of millions over budget and that efforts are being made to bring them back into line with their respective budgets. Can't help but wonder whether any of it is due to the fact that by the time any 'real' progress appears to be made on metro schemes 'today's prices' must be little more than a fond memory. Presumably contingencies are included at the outset. If not surely the schemes are pretty much guaranteed to exceed budget provision?

[karl724223]

Think it said the brierley hill extension is £33 million over budget at the moment