The scheme will now cost more than £70 million
COSTS on the Middlewich bypass project have surged by £13.3 million, council documents show.
Ahead of the council discussing its 2021-22 budget on Wednesday (February 17), documents released show that the price of the project has risen from £60.2 million to £73.5 million.
The report says: “Since the July 2020 approval officers have been focussed on refining the land and interests that are necessary to deliver the scheme in order to satisfy the requirement that there be a ‘compelling case in the public interest’ for land and interests to be acquired.
“Members will note that the scheme costs have increased since the approval given in July 2020 from £60.2 million to £73.5 million.”