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Sheriffhall Roundabout consultation etc.
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Posted 1 year ago #
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Council leaders from across south-east Scotland are growing increasingly frustrated at delays to the upgrade of Sheriffhall roundabout – which is set to cost “considerably more” than the original £120m price tag.
It comes eight months after an independent report on the controversial project was completed.
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Transport Scotland’s Gavin Dyet said costs would be updated soon and would be subject to “annual budget scrutiny”.
He gave the committee assurances the Scottish Government remained “committed” to the project.
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Posted 1 year ago # -
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The project was included in the Edinburgh city region deal agreed in 2018 and funded by the UK and Scottish governments, but work has not yet started.
Supporters say the upgrade - priced at £120m in 2018 - is essential to tackle worsening congestion at one of the busiest roundabouts on the Edinburgh City Bypass, but critics including the Greens claim it would create a "spaghetti junction" and generate even more traffic.
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Posted 1 year ago # -
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Upgrading Edinburgh's Sheriffhall roundabout is likely to cost up to two and a half times the original budget,an MSP has predicted as he accused the Scottish Government of "dither and delay" over the project.
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Posted 9 months ago # -
I'm not sure why I clicked the bait to confirm that this was indeed Miles Briggs. In what sane world is a 150% budget increase before the first spade hits the ground seem as a reason to prioritise a project.
Posted 9 months ago # -
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Project manager and engineer Gavin Dyet, who directs design and promotion of the scheme, represented Transport Scotland to the Edinburgh and South East Scotland City Region Joint Deal committee on Friday.
He said Scottish transport secretary Fiona Hyslop “realised it was a priority scheme for partners”, and that the Scottish Government was committed to it.
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Posted 6 months ago # -
(First post on this thread 8 years ago)
Posted 3 months ago # -
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Ministers still waiting for advice from officials two-and-a-half years after report
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Posted 1 week ago # -
Nope - that's nonsense. Ministers make the final decision on whether a trunk road scheme goes ahead. When there has been a public inquiry into a proposals, the Reporter chairing the inquiry produces a report with reccomendations for Ministers. There are two options available to Ministers (1) agree with the Reporter, or (2) disagree with the Reporter.
(1) is easy. The decision could be made in a few days, all civil servants need to do is draft a letter that states Ministers agree with the reporter and the scheme can go ahead/is refused for the reasons set out in the Report.
(2) is a bit harder. Ministers need to explain why they are rejecting the Reporter's recommendations. Minister's decision could be subject to legal challenge. However, Minister's reasons simply need to be "rational" to resist challange (i.e. meet the requirements of the "Wednesbury rules"). This could be something as simple as arguing the Reporter has given insufficient weight to the wider economic benefits of a scheme. This would need technical and legal input - could take a couple of months, but I can see no justification for two and a half years.
I suspect the real reason is both practical, there isn't enogh money to do this, and political, any decision will annoy a large group of voters - where pro or anti the scheme.
Posted 1 week ago #
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