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Crossrail 2 has urged chancellor George Osborne to inject a further 拢250m into the scheme as part of the government鈥檚 autumn spending review, to enable it work up more detailed designs and achieve planning permission.

Michelle Dix, Crossrail 2 managing director, told an event in London this morning that the fledgling client required the cash to keep the project on track, with construction expected to start in 2020 and the line to become fully operational by 2030.

She made the call at an event to launch a new Crossrail 2 鈥楪rowth Commission鈥� that will build an economic case for committing to the infrastructure project.

Mayor of London Boris Johnson told the event: 鈥淭hey will say that you can delay it, you can put it off, that it鈥檚 not necessary, there are other things that you can do, there are other short-term measures you can put in that don鈥檛 involve this large capital expenditure. And they will be completely wrong if they say that.鈥�

It comes as several business leaders signed an open letter organised by London First calling on Osborne to use the comprehensive spending review this autumn to 鈥減rovide the development funding necessary to design Crossrail 2 so that trains can start running by 2030.鈥�

Signatories on the letter include Morgan Sindall chief executive John Morgan, Mace chief executive Mark Reynolds, Turner and Townsend chief executive Vincent Clancy and HS1 chairman Rob Holden.

In her speech this morning, Dix said the 拢27bn project was of 鈥渘ational significance鈥� and called on industry figures to support it 鈥渢o get this thing off the paper and into the ground.鈥�

She added that the project will open up development for 200,000 new homes, and provide around 鈥溌�100bn GVA (gross value added) to the Exchequer.鈥�

Dix also said the project had 鈥渆normous public support鈥� and that despite the cost, 鈥淟ondoners will want to pay for this.鈥�

The Crossrail 2 Growth Commission will examine how the project can boost economic growth both in London and across the country.

Led by Sir Merrick Cockell, former chairman of the Local Government Association, the commission is expected to be set up within a month and will report its findings by spring next year.

Crossrail 2 is expected to create up to 200,000 new jobs during construction, including 60,000 jobs in the supply chain outside London.

Running from the southwest to the northeast of London, Crossrail 2 is expected to add 10% to the capital鈥檚 rail capacity.

Crossrail 2 will be funded through business rates, the community infrastructure levy, net revenues, resale of land and property, and council tax precepts.