Threat to Crossrail is real

摘要

At ￡15.9bn Crossrail is said to be the biggest construction project in Europe, and as we pointed out last month in RBI365 (p2), the three major tunnelling contracts must be awarded this year if the project is to proceed on schedule for opening in 2018.rnBecause of its size, Crossrail presents a tempting target for a new government determined to slash public spending. On May 19, BBC London reported that a proposal had emerged earlier that day to scrap the branches to Abbey Wood and Maidenhead, leaving a single route from Heathrow Airport to Shenfield.