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Project partners anticipate further cost increases

The Stuttgart 21 project partners are assuming that the rail project will once again become more expensive. "The indications that we will not be able to keep to the budget have become so strong that we now urgently need to discuss this internally," said Berthold Huber, Chief Infrastructure...

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View of the construction site for the roof of the new railroad station as part of the multi-billion euro Stuttgart 21 rail project. photo.aussiedlerbote.de

Stuttgart 21 - Project partners anticipate further cost increases

The Stuttgart 21 project partners are assuming that the rail project will once again become more expensive. "The indications that we will not be able to keep to the budget have become so strong that we now urgently need to discuss this internally," said Berthold Huber, Chief Infrastructure Officer of Deutsche Bahn, on Friday in Stuttgart after a meeting of the steering committee. The Supervisory Board of Deutsche Bahn is to discuss the cost development of the project on December 18.

Baden-Württemberg's Transport Minister Winfried Hermann said that there had been cost increases of 100 to 200 percent in individual tenders. "We are definitely tearing up the previous plans," said the Green politician. The project partners did not provide any concrete figures on the cost development of the rail project.

Deutsche Bahn is currently planning a total cost of 9.15 billion euros for the project, plus a buffer of 640 million euros. There have been repeated cost increases in the past.

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Source: www.stern.de

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