A third of extra 拢650m needed being used on corrections
About 拢216m of extra cash is needed to deal with faults on Crossrail, the railway鈥檚 chair has revealed.
Earlier this month Crossrail announced that the line would not open next year and required another 拢400m to 拢650m.
Now Tony Meggs has revealed that a third of the additional cash needed to finish Crossrail would be spent on correcting problems.
Meggs said: 鈥淲e can now confirm a cost increase of some 拢400m to 拢650m 鈥� approximately two-thirds of this is due to prolongation and one-third is due to scope gaps.
鈥淭his includes completing previously unidentified work or correcting deficiencies uncovered in the extensive testing programme.鈥�
The revelation came during a Transport for London (TfL) board meeting today.
Meggs said the investigations and testing that Crossrail鈥檚 new management had carried out over the past 12 months had revealed tasks previously thought complete had not been done.
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Problems on the project have been widely reported, with the highest profile being the row between Canary Wharf and Crossrail about how much cash the latter had been forced to spend correcting mistakes at the station.
In May Crossrail chief executive Mark Wild told the Commons public accounts committee the railway was having to spend 拢80m on the station.
Wild said: 鈥淲e鈥檝e actually spent nearly 拢80m at Canary Wharf changing the equipment to make it the equivalent safety standards that are required for a London Underground station.
The station, which was completed in 2015, was built by Canary Wharf Group and cost a total of 拢500m, with 拢350m coming from Crossrail and 拢150m from the contractor. The design and build deal was agreed in 2008.
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