Crossrail ‘ignored warnings’ scheme would bust deadline

By Joey Gardiner and Dave Rogers2019-02-20T06:00:00

Source: Crossrail

Senior source says bosses knew December 2018 opening date was not realistic well before delay was confirmed

Crossrail should have known months before it was officially confirmed that the scheme was way behind schedule, a senior project source has told Building.

The delay was first announced at the end of August last year before chief executive Mark Wild admitted last month that he had no idea when the line would open.

A senior project source told Building this week: “A lot of the work on Crossrail has been absolutely brilliant. But because it was very successful in the early stages, a myth built up.

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