Full article: Controversial Amsterdam metro project must continue, committee says

Amsterdam's problem-plagued North-South metro project should go ahead as planned, a special committee recommends.

The independent Veerman committee, headed by former agriculture minister Cees Veerman, was set up to advise the city on the future of the new metro line -- in light of constant budget overruns, revelations regarding deliberate lowball estimates during the bidding process, and damage to historic buildings.

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