Sursis will only cause delay, raise cost of runway work, says PSD

ANY delay in approving the £80m. airport project would increase its cost and seriously jeopardise the island's ability to attract experienced contractors to carry out the works, Public Services has said.

Deputy John Gollop will lay a sursis when the issue is debated next week to delay any decision on signing off the contractor.

Public Services minister Bernard Flouquet (pictured) said the wording to the motion would instruct the department to do nothing it had not already done.

'We have been through an enormous amount of detailed research, design and project planning, and these matters have already been discussed at length and agreed by the States on a number of occasions,' said Deputy Flouquet.

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