Railway station footbridge ‘overdue by a decade and £8.25m over budget’

By Olivia Barber2024-01-03T10:09:00

Upgrade in Berkshire due to open this spring reflects ‘stifling bureaucracy and red tape’ that affects UK infrastructure planning and construction, according to local MP

The completion of a new footbridge with lifts at a Berkshire railway station is reportedly 10 years behind schedule and over budget by £8.25m, prompting the local MP to cite it as a classic case of the “stifling bureaucracy and red tape” that affects UK infrastructure planning and construction.

Work on the footbridge at Theale, part of renovations to make the station wheelchair accessible, began in 2013, after it was given the green light by the Department for Transport, with a budget of £1.25m. In 2021, the budget for the footbridge was increased to £9.5m.

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