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fromIrish Independent
1 week ago

Portuguese granite and optimistic costings - how price of south Dublin park entrance spiralled to 800,000

The report said a substantial number of additional resources had been required to complete the project beyond what was expected. This included "bespoke items" such as special Portuguese Alvo granite paving, restraining systems, and benching units. It said substantial remeasurements of the scheme were required because of "inaccuracies and lack of information" in the original proposals.
Renovation
London
fromianVisits
1 week ago

Piccadilly line's new 3.4bn trains hit another delay as testing slips

New Piccadilly line trains will not enter passenger service until the first half of 2027, delayed from 2024, with project costs rising to £3.4 billion due to infrastructure compatibility work and worse-than-expected equipment conditions.
Miscellaneous
fromTheregister
2 months ago

ECB messaging project delay cost Bank of England 23M

Bank of England's RTGS modernization cost £431m, rose £56m over contingency, with an ECB ISO 20022 delay adding £23m and prompting replans.
US politics
fromwww.mediaite.com
4 months ago

Trump Accuses Fake News' Of Falsely Reporting He Wants To Name Ballroom After Himself

Trump denied plans to name the rebuilt White House East Wing ballroom after himself and said fundraising topped $350 million while costs could rise further.
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