Work is set to resume next month on two major Newcastle city centre developments that were hit by the collapse of a North East construction giant.
The next stage in Central Station’s redesign and the transformation of a part of Robert Stephenson’s historic steam locomotive works were both left in limbo when Tolent went into administration earlier this year. Newcastle City Council is now on the verge of appointing builders Robertson to get the two projects back on track.
At the railway station, Robertson will be tasked with finishing work on a new western entrance opposite the Centre for Life which will lead passengers down a new concourse towards the platforms. It is hoped that element of the transport hub’s heavily-delayed revamp will be completed by the end of this year – however, the remainder of the £4m plans will be pushed back into a follow-up project next year.
