by Luke Cross
lukecross@trinitysouth.co.uk
TESCO has formally announced its plan to resume building a store in the heart of Gerrards Cross.
The supermarket giant has created a "conceptual design" for the rail tunnel and will submit this to Network Rail, two years after the original tunnel by Packhorse Road collapsed onto the railway line on June 30, 2005.
There will be a public meeting with senior representatives from Tesco and people from contractor, Costain Ltd, at the Gerrards Cross Memorial Centre, East Common, at 7pm on Wednesday, July 4.
While Tesco says construction will not go ahead before a detailed solution and construction programme is passed by Network Rail and a third party, the company has today launched a website laying out plans and a timeframe.
These reflect an indicative programme which was submitted to Bucks County Council at the start of the month and would see work start on the tunnel in February 2008 and the store opening its doors in March 2010.
The plan is to keep the current framework of the tunnel but add new units where the collapsed occurred, then build a new concrete arch above before pouring concrete over the top.
Tesco has apologised for the length of time it has taken on the decision, but a spokesman also said they are "very pleased that a safe and workable solution has now been developed."
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