Hi I'd like to make a request on the crossrail project for my masters dissertation. I'd like to ask for an official figure for how much crossrail is currently over budget. I'd also like to ask for a summary of crucial issues which caused has the delay, and the planned solutions addressing the issues. Thank you for your co operation.

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TfL Ref: FOI-1059-1920

Thank you for your request received by Transport for London (TfL) on 10^th July 2019 asking for information about the Crossrail project.

Your request has been considered in accordance with the requirements of the Freedom of Information Act and our information access policy. 

The requested information can be found online. In particular, I would point you to the Crossrail website here: http://www.crossrail.co.uk/

The website inlcudes a specific section on funding here: http://www.crossrail.co.uk/about-us/funding

A number of reports are publicly available about the reasons for the delay. For example, the National Audit Office report of May 2019 can be found here: https://www.nao.org.uk/report/crossrail/, and a number of other independent reviews (such as those by KPMG and Jacobs) and project updates can be found on our website here: https://tfl.gov.uk/corporate/publications-and-reports/crossrail-project-updates

The planned solution addressing the issue is the Earliest Opening Programme, which was announced in April 2019 and is currently being developed in detail. More information can be found online here:

http://www.crossrail.co.uk/news/articles/crossrail-ltd-outlines-plan-to-complete-the-elizabeth-line

And here;

http://www.crossrail.co.uk/news/articles/crossrail-project-update

In accordance with section 21 of the FOI Act, we are not obliged to supply you with a copy of the requested information as it is already accessible to you elsewhere.

If this is not the information you are looking for, or if you are unable to access it for any reason, please do not hesitate to contact me.

Please see the attached information sheet for details of your right to appeal as well as information on copyright and what to do if you would like to re-use any of the information we have disclosed.

Yours sincerely,

David Wells

FOI Case Officer

FOI Case Management Team

General Counsel

Transport for London

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