sentences:  On 14 December 2011, the Department for Transport agreed to fund £76.2m of the £115.9m cost, with the remainder from the local authorities (£33.7m) and third parties (£6.86m).In December 2014, Hertfordshire County Council announced that the projected cost of the scheme would rise to £230 million.It was also reported that London Underground could take over construction of the link from Network Rail.