伦敦花园大桥项目不确定的未来
Garden Bridge faces uncertain future after accounts reveal risk of "substantial" cost increase

由专筑网逸希，刘庆新编译

Thomas Heatherwick花园大桥的未来再次引起人们的讨论，之后，它的建设成本可能会大大高于估计的1.85亿英镑，并且项目背后的慈善机构面临破产清算的威胁。
   
在过去两年里，伦敦泰晤士河上的拟建桥梁面临着多重障碍，但其规定的标价仅增加了1000万英镑。
   
但花园桥项目信托公司董事长Mervyn Davies现在承认，最终成本可能会高得更多 ——这将使整个项目处于危险之中。
   
Mervyn Davies根据在工商管理机关归档的帐目文件分析道：“花园大桥项目总成本的最后一次外部估计是1.85亿英镑，但由于仍有待解决的各种障碍和接踵而至的延期问题，最终的建设成本可能大大超过正式预计。”

The future of Thomas Heatherwick's Garden Bridge has been thrown into question again, after it emerged that costs could rise well above the estimated ￡185 million, and that the charity behind the project is at threat of liquidation.
The proposed bridge across London's River Thames has faced numerous obstacles over the past two years, but its stated price tag has only ever increased by ￡10 million.
But Garden Bridge Trust chairman Mervyn Davies has now admitted that the final cost could be far higher – placing the entire project in jeopardy.
In accounts filed at Companies House, Davies said: "The last external estimate of the total project cost of the Garden Bridge was ￡185 million but, due to the hurdles still to be cleared and the ensuing delays, the final cost could substantially exceed the formal estimate."
   

花园大桥项目仍然面临着几个挑战，其中包括确保河两岸土地的所有权/The Garden Bridge still project faces several challenges, which include securing rights to land on both sides of the river

项目文件还显示，花园桥项目信托公司不再是一个能够“持续经营”的公司，这意味着其财政会崩溃。
   
只有克服了这几个问题，包括确保河流两岸的土地所有权，并最终得到伦敦市长Sadiq Khan的签字，这个机构才会生存下来，现任的伦敦市长比前任伦敦市长Boris Johnson对这个项目更加持怀疑态度。
   
“希望这些[风险问题]将在未来几个月内得到解决，但由于其中一些事项不在受托人的控制之下，他们承认，如果这样都不能够解决的话，他们将需要考虑对项目做进一步的延迟处理，考虑到在最坏的情况下，项目是否仍然可行。”报告中讲到。

The accounts also reveal that the Garden Bridge Trust is no longer a "going concern", meaning its finances are subject to collapse.
The charity will only survive if it overcomes several issues, which include securing rights to land on both sides of the river, and getting final sign off from London mayor Sadiq Khan – who is more sceptical of the project than previous mayor Boris Johnson.
"It is hoped that these [risks] will be resolved over the months ahead, but since a number of these matters are outside the control of the trustees, they recognise that, if this is not possible, they will need to consider the further delay to the project and, in a worst case scenario, whether the project remains viable," reads the report.
   

设计师Thomas Heatherwick对花园桥进行了改造设计，将采用全部种植巨大的树木同时结合装饰性的花坛/Thomas Heatherwick designed the bridge, which will feature full-size trees and planting beds along the deck

英国女演员Joanna Lumley最初提出的构想，在神庙和河的南岸之间建造一座长367米的花园大桥。
   
伦敦设计师Thomas Heatherwick制定了设计方案，其中包括种植巨大的树木结合装饰性的花坛，以及覆盖大桥底部结构和支撑的腿部结构的“超强”铜镍皮材质。
   
该项目已经从英国政府交通运输部门获得了6000万英镑的建设资金，其中2000万英镑被视为项目贷款。该项目在前期大约已经花费了4000万英镑。
   
信托公司必须通过私人捐款筹集1.85亿英镑或者剩余更多的部分。 Davies说，到目前为止，它还筹集了6900万英镑 —— 刚刚超过项目所需资金的一半 —— 但他相信他可以找到剩余的。

Originally conceived by British actress Joanna Lumley, the 367-metre-long Garden Bridge is proposed between Temple and the South Bank.
London designer Thomas Heatherwick drew up the plans, which include full-size trees and planting beds along the deck, and a "super-strength" copper-nickel skin covering the structure's underside and legs.
The project has been granted ￡60 million of funding from the UK government's transport departments, with ￡20 million of that being treated as a loan. Around ￡40 million of this has already been spent.
The trust has to raise the rest of the ￡185 million or more through private donations. Davies claims that it has so far secured a further ￡69 million – just over half the required amount – but he is confident that it can find the rest.
   

设计方案里还包含着覆盖大桥底部结构和支撑腿部结构的“超强”铜镍皮材质/The design also includes a "super-strength" copper-nickel skin covering the structure's underside and legs.

报告中还提出了为应对已经面临的挑战而制定出来的现代化筹融资战略。
   
“鉴于我们迄今为止所取得的成功，我们有信心能够实现我们的资金目标。”Davies说。
   
在过去两年里，花园大桥项目屡陷争议。在桥梁设计采购的过程中，一些问题被提了出来，例如一些怀疑设计师Heatherwick在招标过程中被给予了不公平的优势。
   
花园大桥的入口通道也存在着问题，抗议人士提出该大桥的设计缺乏自行车专用通道，而且大桥将在夜间和每年中内的12天对公众关闭。
   
该项目目前正在进行正式审查，由伦敦市长Sadiq Khan下令评估建造该项目是否物有所值。预计会在2017年3月出评估结果，信托公司目前已经暂停筹款，直到此次结果公布后。
   
如果报告的结论是，花园大桥的改造不能为纳税人提供价值，它可以提醒市长重新考虑他对该项目的支持 —— 另外此举可能会造成严重的后果。

The report makes reference to an updated fundraising strategy, developed in response to the challenges already faced.
"Given the success we have had so far, we are confident that we will meet our funding targets," said Davies.
The Garden Bridge has been mired in controversy over the past two years. Questions were raised over the procurement process for the design of the bridge, with some believing Heatherwick was given an unfair advantage during the bid process.
Access to the bridge has also caused issues, with campaigners protesting against lack of bicycle access and the fact that the structure will be closed to the public at night and for 12 days each year.
The project is currently the subject of a formal review, ordered by Sadiq Khan to assess whether the project provides value for money. The results are expected in March 2017, and the trust has paused fundraising until after then.
If the report concludes that the bridge doesn't offer value to the taxpayer, it could prompt Khan to reconsider his support for the project – another move that could prove crippling.












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