Glasgow Airport rail link ‘still on track’
13.09.09
The Glasgow Airport rail link is still on track after new talks about engineering works near the airport terminal, according to a report in the Evening News. Airport owner BAA and Transport Scotland have been in negotiations over the relocation of a fuel depot to allow the line to reach the terminal.
There had been fears the work would be too expensive and the potential sale of Glasgow Airport would threaten the link, planned to open before 2014. However, the newspaper reports that talks have now ended and Transport Minister Stewart Stevenson is considering a report detailing the options.
It is hoped the new line from Paisley Gilmour Street to a new station at the airport will still be completed and ready to take passengers to and from Glasgow Central in time for the Common-wealth Games in 2014. Talks over the summer have focused on a solution to the fuel depot problem and BAA Scotland told the Evening News it expected clarity in the next few weeks.
The cost of moving the tanks is understood to have risen from £5m to £30m. Tendering for the track and bridges in Paisley has been delayed until the fuel depot issue is resolved.
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