Kilmarnock bus station work 'difficult' as project cost increases
Kilmarnock bus station has been 'difficult' one of East Ayrshire Council's top officials has admitted.Rumours of problems were raised by Labour councillor John McGhee at a meeting of the council's cabinet on Wednesday.Katie Kelly, the council's depute chief executive, admitted that the work was 'complex', but insisted that the project was well on track despite the difficulties with the design of the facility, the discovery of a major IT cable at risk from the work and a change of contractor.A redesign of retaining walls was required after the main contractor uncovered two 'unrecorded foul water manholes'.The fibre optic cable connected council offices and there were also delays with BT carrying out vital work.The Ayrshire Live app is