Re: New DLR station, and old Thames Tunnel

Ken Welsby wrote:
On 2006-11-26 04:44:01 +0000, "John Rowland" <johnr@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> said:

http://www.tfl.gov.uk:80/tfl/press-centre/metro/article.asp?id=1340

Langdon Park

I've seen several references to this, and while I'm sure the new station is a good idea, why is it costing £5.7m?
Two platforms with lifts and steps to street, some canopies etc, CCTV and info displays.
I'd love to know where the costs come from.
Is it that the land acquisition that costs a fortune because it would otherwise be used for high-density residential?

I doubt it. The £5.7m may well include a large contingency figure (+40% is common). The visible expenses (platforms, lifts, steps, CCTV, info screens, help points, ticket machines, lighting etc) may be the tip of the iceberg - the cost of rerouting underground cabling, hooking the various electric and electronics into central systems and altering signalling may be be even larger.

Even reconstruction of seemingly short sections of highway can cost six-figure sums these days.

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