Crossrail opening ‘could be delayed until 2021’

By Jordan Marshall2019-04-18T08:57:00

The “best case scenario” would see Crossrail open in spring 2020

Crossrail may be delayed until 2021 due to issues that have emerged with dynamic testing, a source close to project has told the BBC.

The £17.6bn project was due to open last December, but at the end of August 2018 it was revealed that Crossrail was running significantly behind schedule.

In December last year, a month after Mark Wild was named the new chief executive of Crossrail, the scheme’s co-sponsors said Crossrail would cost up to another £2bn to finish, while Wild said he had no idea when the scheme would be finished because there was so much work left to complete.

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