00:00The cost of the regeneration of Huddersfield market is set to go over its original budget by several millions of
00:07pounds.
00:08Kirkley's council secured 16.5 million pounds from the government's levelling up fund to revamp Huddersfield's grade two listed open
00:17market at Northumberland Street in 2023.
00:20But the latest estimates show that the project is now set to cost around 19.9 million pounds, a difference
00:28of more than 3.4 million.
00:31A recent report explained the price hike is due to a previously unforeseen requirement for the full replacement of the
00:38glazed roof.
00:39The new look open market is due to reopen in January 2028.
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