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Crossrail to Begin Limited Operation in London This Month

Peter Reina

May 6, 2022

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Service on London’s much delayed $23.6B Crossrail project is due to start May 24 when the tunneled section through the city opens.

London Crossrail Station Opens at Seven Times Original Cost

Peter Reina

August 24, 2021

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The rail program's overall price rose 30% since 2010 to $24.6 billion.

COVID Pushes Costs Up for London's Crossrail Project

Peter Reina

August 21, 2020

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Crossrail Ltd. attributes the latest delays to lower than planned productivity on work in shafts, portals and the 10 central section stations, exacerbated by workforce constraints caused by the pandemic.

New Report Pegs UK High Speed Rail Megaproject Cost at $115 Billion

London's Elizabeth Line also misses key deadline

Peter Reina

January 26, 2020

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Jan. 24 audit cites failed assessments of HS2 complexity and risk, but construction CEOs and other chiefs tell Boris to build whole line.

Transportation

London Crossrail Faces New Cost Overruns and Schedule Slippage

Trans-city project costs set at $23 billion, with completion pushed back to 2020

Peter Reina

November 13, 2019

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Trans-city project costs now set at $23 billion, with completion pushed back to 2020.

International Projects

Crossrail Audit Blames Busted Budget and Schedule on Mismanagement

Originally set to open in 2018 for $19.4 billion, project's new benchmarks are 2020 and $23.1 billion

Peter Reina

May 9, 2019

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Despite last December’s deadline, CRL “did not start to produce a sufficiently detailed delivery plan…until late 2018,” the report adds.

Legislators Probe UK Crossrail's Late Arrival

Peter Reina

January 23, 2019

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Internal friction spills out amid scrutiny of London project's $19B cost and schedule woes

Megaproject Management

UK High-Speed Rail Chief Quits After Delay, Cost Details Emerge

Peter Reina

December 10, 2018

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Terry Morgan's ouster as chair of HS2 and Crossrail comes as the latter London tunnel line faces a new $2.5-billion budget hole and a likely finish beyond 2019.

Peter Reina

October 26, 2018

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Government will lend an extra $450 million

International projects

London's Crossrail Opening Delayed Until Fall of 2019

Cost estimate climbs to $20 billion

Peter Reina

August 31, 2018

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Ten-year program will now miss schedule and budget targets.

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Items Tagged with 'Crossrail'

ARTICLES

Crossrail to Begin Limited Operation in London This Month

London Crossrail Station Opens at Seven Times Original Cost

COVID Pushes Costs Up for London's Crossrail Project

New Report Pegs UK High Speed Rail Megaproject Cost at $115 Billion

London Crossrail Faces New Cost Overruns and Schedule Slippage

Crossrail Audit Blames Busted Budget and Schedule on Mismanagement

Legislators Probe UK Crossrail's Late Arrival

UK High-Speed Rail Chief Quits After Delay, Cost Details Emerge

London Crossrail Project Cost Increases to $20.2 Billion

London's Crossrail Opening Delayed Until Fall of 2019

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