Olympic minister says 拢25m rise was caused by 'poor ground conditions'
The 拢25m rise in the budget for the Olympic velodrome was caused by 鈥減oor ground conditions鈥�, Tessa Jowell has said.
In answer to a parliamentary question from shadow Olympics minister Hugh Robertson, Jowell said contamination levels were more extensive than originally assessed.
The problem had been exacerbated by a decision to move the velodrome slightly to the west as part of a masterplan review in 2007.
She said: 鈥淭he level of contamination on this site was more extensive than originally assessed and this contributed to the overall increase of 拢25m in the Velopark budget to 拢105m.
鈥淥nce the full extent of the ground conditions was known, design and ground modelling studies were undertaken which produced an accurate estimate of the potential costs.鈥�
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