randyrippley
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"Blackpool's decade-old £20m tram depot faces huge repair bill after judge says its lifespan is 20 years and not 50"
https://www.blackpoolgazette.co.uk/...ars-and-not-50-3070304?itm_source=parsely-api
Now, after a judge said the landmark building was built to last for just half its intended 50-year lifespan, the council faces another major headache over the multi-million pound project, which is riddled with problems.
Town hall chiefs face finding the cash for repairs totalling millions for the depot, which is being bombarded by the salty sea air and winds, as early as 2031 instead of in 2061.
The council said "significant parts" of the depot will never last for the half-century it had expected and are unfit for their exposed coastal location.
But VolkerFitzpatrick, which employs more than 850 people, argued "the contractual design life is either 25 years or 20 years depending on the element in question" and said the authority was to blame because it failed to properly maintain the building.
Awarding the council £1.12m, significantly less than the £6.7m it wanted, His Honour Judge Stephen Davies said: "I am satisfied that the design life obligation period is either 20 or 25 years rather than 50 years," and said some components don't need replacing, with repairs acceptable in a number of cases.
Looks like the tramshed simply can't stand the constant battering from the sea....but anyone could have told them putting a metal shed on the seafront was a daft idea
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