On 2 Jul 2015 at 10:22am townie wrote:
Anyone know when it's due to be finished ? I see all the finish dates on the signs have been taped over so i presume it's running behind schedule
On 2 Jul 2015 at 11:07am Local resident wrote:
It has been known that works would over-run pretty much since the work on th bridge started - when they started work they found the problems were far larger than initial surveys had suggested - hence it was clear it would take longer to repair/make good than first estimated etc.
However, sorry, I have no idea when they expect to finish... presumably they will update the closure signs once they know?
On 2 Jul 2015 at 11:20am Neapolitan (ahem) wrote:
Yep turned the cornetto to find roadworks still. I was hoping it would re-open on Sundae.
On 2 Jul 2015 at 11:33am townie wrote:
Ice cream at these roadworks !!!
On 2 Jul 2015 at 11:57am Bob the Builder wrote:
I heard from a Priory Street resident that it was now due to finish in November.
On 2 Jul 2015 at 12:24pm Rasberry Ripple wrote:
That would be Fab!
On 2 Jul 2015 at 1:17pm Minimilk wrote:
This guy Ray told me that he's cracking open a magnum when the roadworks are open and there's no more waffle about cones.
On 2 Jul 2015 at 1:24pm Neapolitan wrote:
There could be Hundred's and Thousands of raisins for the delay.
On 2 Jul 2015 at 1:52pm Iceman wrote:
This accounts for all the cones there.
On 2 Jul 2015 at 2:49pm Paul wrote:
I prefer it like it is - less chance of being knocked down coming out of the station car park.
On 2 Jul 2015 at 3:22pm Rookie wrote:
It looks to be only about 50% complete. So November could be about right.
On 2 Jul 2015 at 3:32pm sensible wrote:
They're saying 16th August. The original end date was July.
About 20% of the working week they're actually working. Rest of the time they're sitting in their canteen in the car park.
I've seen bigger & more complex jobs done in a weekend in Japan. Germany about a week, US (depends on state) but generally about a month, UK it's 6+ months minimum.
On 2 Jul 2015 at 6:39pm Mr HiViz wrote:
may be quick elsewhere but for me as long as its Healthy and Safe I reckon they can take from now til forever and it's ok by me. Those pesky forms take lot of filling in.
On 2 Jul 2015 at 7:18pm Sussex Jim wrote:
I have a theory that all these public infrastructure projects, despite having "professional" people on bloated fees designing them, are deliberately underquoted in order to get the works authorised.
I know that if I cost a job at, say, £1000 and it takes longer and uses more materials I am going to have a hard time presenting a bill of perhaps £1200 to my client. But the bigger the job, and the more paid to the designers, it seems that the more bulletproof they are.
The Channel Tunnel was way over budget- what will be the final cost of HS2?
On 9 Jul 2015 at 8:00am Annette Curtin-Twitcher wrote:
Hardly an official statement, but I was told yesterday by someone who works nearby that it may not be finished until the start of next year.
I hope it's not true.
Imagine the chaos on the 5th as all those coming in by train try and get along the narrow footway!