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Jun 2021
Funding for Harrogate's controversial Station Gateway scheme has been increased from £7.9m to over £10.9m.
The gateway project aims to create a more attractive entrance to the town around Station Parade and James Street and give greater priority for pedestrians and cyclists.
The West Yorkshire Combined Authority, which bid for the initial funding from the UK government, has now allocated an additional £2.6m to the scheme. It will come from the Department for Transport's Transforming Cities Fund.
A West Yorkshire Combined Authority report said the overall delivery costs of the project have not increased but the extra money was needed for "risk and contingency".
An additional £300,000 will be match-funded by local councils, taking the total cost of the project to £10.9m.
West Yorkshire Combined Authority has now agreed to proceed with the scheme towards drawing up a full business case.
The UK government has set a deadline of March 2023 for all schemes that received funds from the Transforming Cities Fund to be built.
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