Councillors in Westminster have called on Crossrail bosses to do more to help local residents and businesses “manage the ongoing disruption” caused by the scheme. The call for action follows a meeting of the Council’s environment scrutiny committee which heard that disruption caused by the rail scheme had lead to an increase in anti social […]
Consultation opens on new Crossrail levy
Details of a new levy on “most new developments” granted planning approval from Spring 2012 which will provide part of London’s share of the Crossrail funding have been published for consultation by City Hall. Under proposals published yesterday there will be three geographic tiers of levy: £50 per square metre for developments in Camden, City […]
Crossrail CEO to stand down
Crossrail Chief Executive Rob Holden has announced plans to leave the company later this year, saying the scheme needed a boss who “can commit to lead right through to opening in 2018.”
Crossrail tunnel contracts awarded
Crossrail bosses have announced the awarding of two major tunnelling contracts, a development they say marks “a very significant milestone” in the scheme’s progress. The contract for the Western tunnels (Royal Oak to Farringdon) has been awarded to a joint venture comprising of BAM Nuttall Ltd, Ferrovial Agroman (UK) Ltd, Kier Construction Ltd. The Eastern […]
Crossrail station designs go on display
Final designs for eight Crossrail stations were unveiled yesterday as Mayor of London Boris Johnson and Rail Minister Theresa Villiers opened a new public exhibition giving Londoners their first sight of scheme’s scale and design.
