Edinburgh north-south tramline: Call for pause on consultation as Scottish Government says next stage 'unaffordable'
www.edinburghnews.scotsman.com - 2024-05-22T18:02:58.000Z

Plans for a public consultation on Edinburgh’s proposed new north-south tramline should be halted because of a £44 million "black hole" in funding, Lib Dems have said. They claim there is no point in going any further with plans for the line from Granton to the Royal Infirmary and beyond after Transport Secretary Fiona Hyslop signalled the Scottish Government was unwilling to fund the next stage of the project. A letter from Ms Hyslop to Edinburgh Central MSP and fellow SNP Cabinet minister...

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