How TfL could cut cost of London Underground extension and new rail line in half

Crossrail 2: new hope that £40bn successor to Elizabeth line could be built

Mayor Sir Sadiq Khan urged to put £40bn rail project back on starting line, cut costs and ‘hope the stars align’

How TfL could cut cost of London Underground extension and new rail line in half

In a report, entitled 'Mind the Funding Gap', a cross-party committee also calls on the Mayor and TfL to restart the development of Crossrail 2

How major cities in other countries deliver large scale transport infrastructure projects like the Bakerloo Line Extension at a fraction of the cost

London could deliver major transport projects at half the cost if officials adopt planning and financing processes seen in other European nations, a City Hall report has said. The capital has seen a number of projects greenlighted in recent years, such as the Elizabeth Line, the Northern Line tube extension and the recent DLR extension. […]

Mayor of London urged to restart Crossrail 2 – and seek new tax powers to fund it

The Mayor of London should restart planning for Crossrail 2 while also arguing for more powers to raise local taxes to pay for it, concludes a report by the London Assembly’s Budget and Performance Committee. The Crossrail 1 portal at Royal Oak The report spends most of its time looking at why building new infrastructure in London (and the UK generally) is so much more expensive than in most other countries, and suggests that the UK could slash …

City Hall report claims reforms could cut cost of new transport projects by half

Budget committee recommends planning and financing reforms and a clear timeline for future projects to help drive down costs, reports Kumail Jaffer, Local Democracy Reporter London could deliver major transport projects at half the cost if officials adopt planning and financing processes seen in other European nations, a City Hall report has said. The capital has seen a number of projects greenlighted in recent years, such as the completed Eliza…

Planning reforms could see cost of delivering major transport infrastructure in London cut by half

London could deliver major transport projects at half the cost if officials adopt planning and financing processes seen in other European nations, a City Hall report has said. The capital has seen a number of projects greenlighted in recent years, such as the Elizabeth Line, the Northern Line tube extension and the recent DLR extension. However, they are often more expensive to deliver than their continental counterparts, with, for example, the …