NEWS: Over budget and out of control: Labour's cycle lanes

Cycle Lane

The internal audit report by Wirral Council into the APPALLING mismanagement of the installation of cycle lanes in Birkenhead Town Centre has been published.

Key points:

😡 Budget: £12m. So far: £24m.

😡 contract and procurement rules ignored

😡 instead, chasing a Government grant was the priority

😡 400 requests from contractor; tender spec was unclear

😡 Incapable of managing such schemes.

The Council managers overseeing this scheme are the same people overseeing the cycle lanes proposed for Wallasey. 

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Internal Audit Report into Labour's cycle lanes (314.23 KB) 314.23 KB

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