Crossrail still needs millions more to finish the job, spending watchdog finds

By Jordan Marshall2021-07-09T05:00:00

Source: Crossrail Ltd

Bond Street station now costing £660m – after originally being budgeted at £111m

Crossrail still does not have enough money to finish the job despite being handed nearly £3bn in government bailouts with Bond Street station now expected to be six times over its original budget.

In a progress report on the scheme published today, the National Audit Office said Crossrail needed to find more than £100m in missing money, even after the scheme was handed a further £825m last December by the Department for Transport.

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