“However, given current affordability constraints, our immediate priority for these schemes is progressing safeguarding as they are still likely to be needed in the future to support long-term growth and modal shift in London. “Very large projects from the Mayor’s Transport Strategy, particularly Crossrail 2 and the Bakerloo Line Extension, are still relevant and aligned to the Department for Transport’s decarbonisation plan. Like Crossrail 2, land for the Bakerloo Line Extension has been safeguarded so the project can be restarted when funding becomes available.Ī TfL spokesperson added: "The pandemic, and subsequent impact on our finances, has meant that we have to be realistic about what is currently affordable. The revised plan also concludes that the proposed Bakerloo Line Extension will be unlikely to be progressed before the 2030s.Ī separate FOI request submitted by NCE reveals that £6.2M has been spent on developing the Bakerloo Line Extension since 2017.Īlmost half of that amount (£2.9M) has been paid to Atkins for engineering design work, with a further £1.1M paid to Mott MacDonald for additional design consultancy. TfL’s revised business plan also prioritises schemes such as Docklands Light Railway and Northern line upgrades over the Crossrail 2 project. TfL commissioner Andy Byford said that the scheme “will still be needed in the future” but conceded that it will not be realistically affordable before 2030. Under the terms of the government funding agreement, TfL will prioritise “safeguarding activity” on the Crossrail 2 project and bring “an orderly end to consultancy work as soon as possible”. Other consultants to receive six figure sums include Aecom, Cast, G&T, MTEW and Nichols ( see full breakdown of Crossrail 2 consultancy payments below). While all Londoners stand to benefit from these connections, business travelers will be particularly well-served, with connections from Heathrow Airport to Canary Wharf soon to be possible in 44 minutes.Arup is the highest paid consultant, having received just under £12M for design consultancy for the route’s tunnels and systems as well as work on the southern half of the line.Īrcadis was paid £11.3M for multidisciplinary engineering services, while Mott MacDonald received £7.8M for various design jobs including a £5M fee for developing the northern section of the line. Journeys from southeastern Woolwich-currently one of London’s worst-served areas for train connections-to London’s main eastern rail terminus at Liverpool Street will be halved to 15 minutes, while connections between Farringdon, in London’s financial district, and the newer dockland business hub of Canary Wharf will be slashed from 24 minutes to just ten. Travel times from Southeast London’s Abbey Wood to the major western rail terminus of Paddington, for example, will be cut by almost half to 29 minutes. Running along an east-west axis, the new link should make many London journeys altogether speedier. Here are five of the key changes the Elizabeth Line should deliver: Quicker Journeys By extending the transport system to areas that were previously much slower to access and creating new central hubs for transfers to the Tube, the line could also reshape the way people navigate the city. Sources: Modified map of Transport for London services by sameboat, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0 Crossrail Transport for Londonįirst approved in 2008, the heavy rail line will dramatically improve public transport coverage of the city, says Transport for London (TfL), slashing journey times, providing substantial extra capacity and making the city more altogether more accessible.
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