Asbestos and damage discovery inflates Big Ben repair bill to £80m

Conservation work on Elizabeth Tower is ‘more complex than anticipated’

The repair bill to fix parliament’s Elizabeth Tower that houses Big Ben has increased by £18.8m to nearly £80m following the discovery of asbestos, bomb damage and pollution problems.

Conservation work on the 177-year-old structure, which is supposed to be completed at the end of next year, led to the discovery by the project team after intrusive surveys, parliamentary officials have disclosed.

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from The Guardian https://ift.tt/37fHjPy