Crossrail Bill Approved in Parliament

This week the Crossrail Bill was finally approved in the House of Commons, enabling the construction of the new railway line which will connect Hayes and Harlington Station to the City and to East London in the East and to Slough and Maidenhead to the West, with connections to Heathrow.

This £16bn project will now go forward for construction and will be completed in 2017. Crossrail is widely predicted to make a major contribution to the regeneration of the Hayes area. 

Local MP John McDonnell said “Now that the Crossrail Bill has completed its Commons stages and has secured Government funding of more than £5bn as well as private sector funding, it is certain that this major transport infrastructure project will be undertaken. This new railway will have a major impact on the regeneration of our local area and will make a significant contribution to the creation of a new and vibrant town centre in Hayes”.

For more information please visit http://www.crossrail.co.uk/

submitted by John on 18 Dec 2007 at 08:45