At first, I was scratching my head -- Cult of Skaro had Eiffel due in 3 at handoff.
The railyard from Transcontinental would have boosted the shields there, explaining the close shave.
Hmm, the city was slated to grow on T1, and WLTKD would have ended during the T1->IBT->T2. That seems like the most likely explanation to me.