Birmingham Commonwealth Games village under review as cost pressures mount

By Jordan Marshall2020-02-24T06:00:00

Building boom sends construction costs in city rocketing

The project to build the 2022 Birmingham Commonwealth Games athletes’ village is under review with the council in charge of the job admitting that a building boom in the city and a fixed deadline mean it will not be finished on budget.

Papers prepared for tomorrow’s Birmingham council meeting have revealed it will be forced to find more cash or scale back plans for the project (pictured).

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