Crossrail 2 is a proposed new railway for the South East, linking national rail networks in Surrey and Hertfordshire via an underground tunnel through London.
#Budget2020 needs to provide a commitment for central Gov to fund at least half of @Crossrail2 as well as measures to help stabilise @TfL's capital grant. (3/9)
London has recently contributed large sums of cash to the development of its own transport infrastructure e.g. industry is paying 1/3 of @Crossrail's costs. (1/9)
TfL's strategic outline business case for #Crossrail2 praised by Dept of Transport as an "exemplar", TfL Commissioner Mike Brown tells assembly. Going ahead with Crossrail2 a "real imperative" #AssemblyTransport
The National Infrastructure Commission have recommended that the Government fund and proceed with @Crossrail2.
'Do you expect them to follow their own Commission's advice?', asks @DrOnkarSahota
#AssemblyTransport
Excellent to see @NatInfraCom making a clear case for @Crossrail2 & continued investment in London’s transport. As its report stressed today, transport investment across the UK is critical, but London’s global standing & population growth mean it must be part of this.
London desperately needs investment in @Crossrail2 to reduce overcrowding at many of London’s busiest rail stations & provide significant congestion relief to the London & strategic road networks. As this report warns, urgent progress is needed even to meet a late 2030s deadline.
'Recent government announcements on infrastructure spending must be set within a proper long term strategy in order to avoid repeating the mistakes of the past'
Read our Annual Monitoring Report 2020 here: bit.ly/2vhjB8C
Crossrail 2 | Fully committing to #Crossrail 2 is as important to the national economy as developing better rail links in the North, the @NatInfraCom claims in its Annual Monitoring Report buff.ly/380uuZN
With a growing population, @TfL London needs transport investment.
Today at #LondonBudget, we're calling on the Government to support these vital projects:
🚇 Crossrail 2
🏗️ The Bakerloo line extension
🚋 The Sutton tram