Critics of the £4 billion plan for a Bristol underground need to “stop talking the city down” according to the mayor. Marvin Rees said he was “extremely concerned” that opposition councillors opposed his plans to build a mass transit system with underground railways.
The mayor also raised concerns about a key public consultation on the mass transit system, which has now been delayed for an entire year. The next step in drawing up plans for the underground network is consulting the public on options, but this was due to happen last January.
A mass transit system would see three or four routes built in Bristol, with underground and overground railways. The scheme was estimated to cost £4 billion several years ago, but will have almost certainly increased in price due to years of delays and high inflation.
