Covid delays McAlpine’s completion of Big Ben restoration into next year

By Jordan Marshall2021-04-08T05:00:00

Source: Shuttestock

Contractor’s £79m project had been due to finish this year

Sir Robert McAlpine’s job to revamp the tower containing Big Ben will now be finished next year because of delays caused by the covid-19 pandemic.

The £79m restoration of the Elizabeth Tower was due to be finished later this year but a spokesperson for the House of Commons told Building completion is now expected in 2022.

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