TfL boss ‘unaware’ Bouygues was set to sign Garden Bridge contract

By Jordan Marshall2019-05-14T05:00:00

Mike Brown also quizzed over designer Heatherwick’s role in debacle which wasted more than £40m of taxpayers’ money

The man at the helm of TfL said he was not aware Bouygues was had been signed up to build the Garden Bridge until the contract had already been let.

A joint venture led by the French contractor and featuring Italian steelwork firm Cimolai was appointed preferred bidder for the doomed project back in May 2015.

Mike Brown became Transport for London’s commissioner the same year Bouygues was signed up to build the doomed £175m project.

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