No end in sightas Edinburghtram enquirydragson
THEenquiryinto why Edinburgh'tsramschemeran lateandoverbudgethasnow takenaslongto completeas constructionof the lineitself. Themainworkson the tram schemetook placefrom 20072013,while the investigation wasgiventhe go-aheadin mid-2014b, ut still hasno end insight.
The8.7-milelinefrom Edinburghairportto the city centrehadbeenplannedto openin 2011,but construction delayssawthe projectscaled back,while the original £375millionbudgetsoaredto £1billiononceextraloansand their interestchargesaretaken into account. Theenquiryhassuffered its own setbacksi,ncluding a changeof chairmananda break-inat itsofficesb, ut it is nowtwo yearssincethe last publicsessionwasheld. Howevers,inceopening the tramshavebeenmore successfuthl an hopedandan extensionfrom the city centreto Newhavenis now beingbuilt.