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Frustrations have been aired over the delayed construction of a new railway footbridge. Major works to improve accessibility at Theale railway station were already 10 years overdue when they began last January. But now they are not expected to be completed until the spring. Sir Alok Sharma, Conservative MP for Reading West, said: “The redevelopment of Theale station is a classic case study in just how slowly even relatively small infrastructure projects are delivered in our country, with resultant cost increases having to be picked up by the taxpayer. “We have to get much better at untangling …

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