Crossrail may need more cash to finish job, consultant warns

By Jordan Marshall2021-03-18T06:00:00

Jacobs says risk increasing £825m bailout agreed last December will not be enough

The risk of Crossrail being unable to finish the Elizabeth Line within its £18.6bn budget is increasing, according to the consultant brought in to monitor the project.

Last December, the scheme was given an extra £825m after a bailout agreement was struck between Transport for London, the Greater London Authority and the government. Crossrail had asked for an extra £1.1bn.

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