{"id":27158,"date":"2018-03-09T17:15:23","date_gmt":"2018-03-09T17:15:23","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/jomec.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/?p=27158"},"modified":"2018-03-09T17:15:23","modified_gmt":"2018-03-09T17:15:23","slug":"cardiffs-metro-system-sidetracked-funding-delay","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/2018\/03\/09\/cardiffs-metro-system-sidetracked-funding-delay\/","title":{"rendered":"Cardiff&#039;s Metro system sidetracked by funding delay"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">ENGINEERS can\u2019t plan the detail of the proposed South Wales Metro because of delays in securing funding from the UK Government.<\/span><br \/>\nThe South Wales Metro is a huge infrastructure project aimed at integrating public transport around south-east Wales, with a central hub at Cardiff Central station called Metro Central.<br \/>\nBut opposition councillors in Cardiff have now called for greater clarity and detail about the project to be shared with the public.<br \/>\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u201cThere\u2019s a lot of uncertainty about the Metro, nobody is quite sure what it means yet,\u201d said Adrian Robson, leader of Cardiff\u2019s Conservative group. <\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u201cWe want to see the details of where those lines will be. What lines have been changed and cancelled from original plans? Start nailing that down.\u201d<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400\">A simple, London Underground-style, map has been published but yesterday the council\u2019s economic scrutiny committee called for more detail.<\/span><br \/>\n&nbsp;<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-27165\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2018\/03\/SW_Metro.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"595\" height=\"446\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2018\/03\/SW_Metro.jpg 595w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2018\/03\/SW_Metro-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2018\/03\/SW_Metro-500x375.jpg 500w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2018\/03\/SW_Metro-293x220.jpg 293w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 595px) 100vw, 595px\" \/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-27165\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2018\/03\/SW_Metro.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"595\" height=\"446\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2018\/03\/SW_Metro.jpg 595w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2018\/03\/SW_Metro-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2018\/03\/SW_Metro-500x375.jpg 500w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2018\/03\/SW_Metro-293x220.jpg 293w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 595px) 100vw, 595px\" \/><\/noscript><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u201cWhy at this stage have we not had more detail, of what is actually happening north and south of the railway station?\u201d asked Labour councillor Iona Gordon. <\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u201cThe engineers must have some detail. Are these drawings available in more detail and when we can see them?\u201d<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The total cost for Metro Central will be between \u00a3160-\u00a3180m. A total of \u00a340m is coming from the city deal, \u00a340m is from Welsh Government and \u00a340m from the private sector, with the rest coming from the UK Government through Network Rail. <\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Huw Thomas, leader of the council, said: \u201cThe secretary for state for Wales is supportive of our plans, and there is broad support from the Bay, and at a high level in the Department for Transport. <\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400\">&#8220;But clearly that needs to be translated into a cash commitment. That\u2019s the conversation we will need to be having in the months to come.\u201d <\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The exact amount of funding the UK Government chooses to give will determine what type of transport system will be built. <\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Coun Thomas said: \u201cIs it actually going to be a light rail or a tram solution coming into the south of the station? It might be not that at all. So we are having to be creative in what it could be or what could not be.\u201d<\/span><br \/>\nTwo private sector companies are bidding to build the South Wales Metro system and also take over the Wales and Borders franchise, currently run by Arriva Trains Wales, from October this year.<br \/>\nThe \u00a35 billion bid will be awarded in May to either MTR or Keolis Amey. A third company, Abellio, withdrew their bid after partner Carillion went into liquidation in January.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>ENGINEERS can\u2019t plan the detail of the proposed South Wales Metro because of delays in securing funding from the UK Government. The South Wales Metro is a huge infrastructure project aimed at integrating public transport around south-east Wales, with a central hub at Cardiff Central station called Metro Central. 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