Cost of Crossrail now set to top £19bn

By Jordan Marshall2020-07-28T05:00:00

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TfL admits scheme will need more than extra £650m of funding forecast last November

The final bill for Crossrail looks set to bust £19bn with Transport for London revealing it expects costs on the job to go up again.

Nine months ago, the railway’s bosses said the job would need an extra £400m to £650m to get it finished taking the cost to more than £18bn.

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