Controversial Amsterdam metro project must continue, committee says
June 4, 2009 News
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.