‘Inevitable’ delays push MetroWest opening date back to 2024
A delay to the MetroWest scheme will see its opening date pushed back to 2024.
The project, which will reconnect the railway line between Portishead, Pill and Ashton Junction in Bristol, has been pushed back as a result of the coronavirus pandemic.
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Portishead Railway Group (PRG) previously advised that the service would be in operation in December 2023, but it has now confirmed the coronavirus pandemic has ‘unavoidably’ pushed its reopening into 2024.
PRG committee member for programme and infrastructure Dave Chillistone said: “There is a delay with the DCO▸ examination process by approximately four months, and MetroWest is currently working out if this translates as a linear four-month delay to the project.
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“The previous programme saw the service reopening in 2023, and even a one-month delay would push the project into 2024, so it’s not as dire as it seems.
Source:
North Somerset Times