Construction industry gossip: The slow train home

By Hansom2019-11-29T06:00:00

Crossrail? Don’t worry, another delay will be along just after this one. Plus, one company stays under the news radar

Excuses, excuses

News of the general election couldn’t have come at a worse time for Crossrail, which is getting out the begging bowl for an extra £400m to £650m. Last week Transport for London (TfL) chief financial officer Simon Kilonback gave an update to the TfL board – TfL is part-funding the job with the Department for Transport – on how the search for cash is going. “Clearly, given the current pre-election period, we are unable to talk to ministers with the mayor about how this ought to be allocated and found,” he said. Another delay, then. And with the London mayoral election only six months away, the next stoppage is surely just around the corner.

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