I'll bite.

The NHS are provided for in another part of the stadium and the build was seemingly put on hold due to a couple of issues IIRC

1) They had to find out if they had to commit further funds into the North stand to get it built.
2) The council had an issue with Rovers not providing enough disabled viewing and Rovers answer of saying that they'd provide it in the North stand didn't seem to wash with them

All this Mike Smith talk is getting boring we all know as well as you do that his timeline on Craven Park has turned into a farce.

Remove all trip hazards then

I'd assume the new north would have a similar viewing areas for wheelchair users (like KC)

Cant find the link to the plans at mo. I think there is a law in the new build construction to have said viewing facilities, Theres a link on the saints stadium thread to the laws.

Although i agree frep is indeed a total frep, he gets threatened of a ban yet barista goes unpunished and its just a "as you well know" comment back.

If someones going to troll, warn them once then ban them. Simples.

I actually don't know, seriously. Having googled it, you get the link above, and also this one
rlhttp://hullkr.co.uk/work-begins-on-east-stand-extension-168rl
And earlier this onehttp://www.thisishullandeastriding.co.uk/Hull-KR-East-stand-extension-ready-start/story-11944716-detail/story.htmlrl

But not anything on it being canned/postponed. I remember talk of it being delayed to get economies of scale with the north stand build, but if the funding is in place as has been said in all the above articles, why would it not go ahead. IMO it would be biggest bang for buck in terms of return.

Cheers. The timeline is one thing, but one of the articles says the funding was there through a combination of NHS and RFL match funding. Council thing seems a bit petty if appropriate facilities are provided elsewhere.

No guarantees the North stand was going to get built at the time.

You'd imagine that now spades are in the ground that the tendering is complete.

I have just gone straight to it and there are 8 'mobility seating' sections as they call it.

It is now though. So is the assumption that the £300k from the NHS and £750k RFL funding being used on the North? Would be a bit odd though as the funding for the North is supposed to be through a combination of ERDF and prudential central government borrowing by Hull City Council.

I belive that it all stems back to the fact that there ended up being a shortfall that fell into millions (Due to the origional costing being MILES out).
The club with the NHS's concent lobbed in the East stand monies to try and help get it over the line so to speak.
So the NHS are now going to be in the North stand.
The East stand had to take a backburner over what is a crucial build at the North end.

There we have it then. Thanks Chief.

After the travails of getting the North stand started, I don't think anybody really cares enough to develop theories or make assumptions. Unless the NHS come out and shout foul, I don't see an issue.

Thanks, I wonder how many the planners "required" in the east? maybe half as many, if the extension was about 1200 (half or so of the north)