RAIL Minister Chris Heaton-Harris has expressed his frustration at the slow progress of rail upgrades across the country, citing the Ely Area Capacity Enhancement(EACE) scheme as aprime example.
Since 2016, the predicted cost of the upgrade has ballooned from £25million to morethan £500m as the scope has increased from remodelling Ely North Junction to include redoubling of the Ely to Soham line,major bridge works,and elimination of level crossings to makethe route safer.