Borders Railway project hits the buffers

The SNP Government has confirmed to Jackson Carlaw MSP that the competition process for Borders Railway has been ditched and the project will now be "delivered in a new partnership with Network Rail".

Jackson Carlaw MSP, Scottish Conservative Transport & Infrastructure Spokesperson, said:

"Yet another vital transport project has hit the buffers. Following the tram fiasco in Edinburgh, the SNP can ill-afford a further infrastructure disaster but by ending competition to build the Borders Railway, I fear we are on course for exactly that.

"Work on this project should have begun a very long time ago. We all want to see the line built but with this development my concern now is that taxpayers' cash is not spent wisely. We must do all we can to protect public money and ensure it stretches as far as possible."

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