Crossrail chairman calls for rethink over how mega-projects are scheduled

By Tom Lowe2020-09-18T05:00:00

Crossrail - Paddington station - Feb 2020 (5)

Source: Crossrail Ltd

Tony Meggs adds original December 2018 deadline caused ‘mayhem’ on railway

Crossrail chairman Tony Meggs has warned industry bosses to “beware” of how deadlines are set after admitting the railway’s original 2018 opening date had created “mayhem” for the scheme.

Outlining lessons learned on the job – which is now due to open more than three years late – Meggs, who was appointed Crossrail chairman in January last year, said the original fixed deadline created systemic problems which led to a failure to finish the project in time.

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