Crossrail could be delayed until 2021, according to the BBC which quotes a senior source associated with the project.
The project should have been completed in December 2018. However, it was announced in August that it would open in Autumn 2019. A further announcement in January 2019 confirmed that Crossrail was delayed indefinitely.
In response to the leak, Chair of the London Assembly Transport Committee, Caroline Pidgeon MBE, said:
“Londoners will be hugely disappointed and frustrated by these reports of yet further delays.
“The fact that this information has been leaked does not bode well for the integrity of the project.
“The London Assembly Transport Committee has much to say about the poor management and governance of Crossrail in its upcoming report.”
Notes to editors
- ‘Crossrail could be delayed until 2021’ – BBC.
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- Caroline Pidgeon MBE AM, Chair of the Transport Committee, is available for interview – see contact details below.
- London Assembly Transport Committee.
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