LNW-GW Joint
Veteran Member
So what about the Deansgate corridor works? That TWAO has been sitting on Grayling's desk for three years (and seven days) and has made one of the headline projects in the Northern Hub into a white elephant.
My perception (might well be wrong) is that NR itself didn't believe in the Castlefield works, with remarks like there were not many benefits for the money.
Then the money disappeared (for CP5), or was swallowed by something else.
Since the timetable meltdown and performance problems across Manchester, no doubt things are being reassessed.
But I still haven't heard NR say they must have this project to make the whole thing work.
Wasn't the plan to find a "digital solution" for peanuts?
All gone quiet on that, too.