Final bill for Crossrail still up in the air, scheme's boss admits

By Jordan Marshall2019-08-15T05:00:00

Liverpool Street Station - Crossrail August 2019 (5)

Mark Wild says 'some elements of risk' mean full cost still not known

The final bill for completing the central section of Crossrail is still up in the air, the scheme's boss has admitted.

In his monthly update to the chair of the London Assembly's transport committee, Crossrail chief executive Mark Wild said some risk needed bottoming out before he could put a firm price on the section that links Abbey Wood in the east and Paddington in the west.

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