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<p> </p><p>On Phase One there are no specific allowances relating to mining subsidence
in the cost estimate as there is no active mining below the route, nor any recorded
abandoned mining shown in the publically available records that have been researched.
Physical ground investigations and desktop studies of existing of records will be
undertaken prior to construction of the railway, and allowances have been made in
both the cost estimate and the project contingency for any ground treatments that
are identified.</p><p> </p><p>On Phase Two there is an allowance within the cost estimate
for the risks around crossing open cast quarries, mines and landfill sites and the
current level of design reflects where appropriate the difficulty of crossing these
type of areas.</p>
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