Crossrail 2 under threat from budget raids to pay for Crossrail, London Assembly warns

By Jordan Marshall2019-01-17T06:00:00

Talks on how to pay for line need to start now, committee says

London Assembly members are demanding Crossrail 2 viability talks happen as soon as possible following the decision to reallocate funds earmarked for the project to continue to bank-roll the over budget and late running Crossrail scheme.

In its response to the mayor Sadiq Khan’s draft budget for 2019-20, the Assembly’s budget and performance committee has said there needs to be discussions about the feasibility of the scheme, which is planned to connect the South Western Main Line to the West Anglia Main Line, via Victoria and King’s Cross St Pancras.

It said: “Discussions between the GLA and government about the viability of Crossrail 2 need to happen with the utmost urgency.”

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