City of York Council’s ruling Labour and opposition Liberal Democrat groups have traded blame for the overspend on the Station Gateway scheme, the bill for which currently stands at £60.1 million. Council officials have said most of the extra costs will be covered using cash unspent on other transport projects. An impression showing how improvements at the front of York Station underway as part of the Station Gateway scheme could look (Image: City of York Council)The latest row about the scheme centres on the timeline of decisions taken on the contract for the works in 2023. “The people of York deserve accountability after the biggest capital project overspend this council has ever seen.” “Sadly, that was too late for much of the Station Gateway project, but we have ensured that, under a Labour administration, such reckless contracts are never entered into again.”