Current status: Answered by Humza Yousaf on 22 September 2017
To ask the Scottish Government what the cost of the Edinburgh Glasgow Improvement Programme has been to date; what the final cost will be, and how this compares with the original estimate.
The original estimate for the Edinburgh Glasgow Improvement Programme (EGIP) as per the Final Business Case published on 27 January 2014 confirmed £742 million anticipated final costs (AFC).
Following the EY Major Projects Review in September 2016 the Network Rail AFC for EGIP was £795 million.
I will provide the Scottish Parliament an update when I have confidence in the projected final costs given to me by Network Rail- a reclassified body with the Department for Transport. The figure could change as a result of the commercial discussions currently underway between Network Rail and its contractors.
The cost of work done on the project up to 17 September 2017, as reported by Network Rail, is £727 million.