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DESPITE THE SETBACK OF A COST INCREASE, LOCAL AUTHORITIES AROUND BRISTOL ARE PUSHING AHEAD WITH PLANS TO IMPROVE LOCAL SERVICES, AS PHILIP SHERRATT REPORTS
M. JOHN STRETTON
Bristol’s MetroWest scheme hit the headlines in March as it befell the same fate as many rail enhancements – a cost increase. Split into two phases, Network Rail’s GRIP3 (option selection) estimate for the first phase came back at between £145 and £175 million, nearly three times the GRIP2 (feasibility) estimate of £58 million.