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Mayor listens and acts on reaction to Crossrail planning charge proposals
The Mayor of London, Boris Johnson, has today published revised proposals for alterations to the London Plan to help fund Crossrail. The alterations were first announced last December so that new office developments, in central London and in the northern part of the Isle of Dogs could be required, through the planning system, to make a financial contribution towards the cost of Crossrail.
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Crossrail Programme Director Appointed
Crossrail Ltd today appointed Andrew Mitchell, the current Major Programme Director with Network Rail's Thameslink Programme, as Programme Director for Crossrail. Dr Graham Plant, Interim Crossrail Programme Director will remain with the project until Mr Mitchell joins later in the year, to enable a smooth transition to be made at Crossrail and the Thameslink Programme.
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Construction of Crossrail begins as foundations laid for new Canary Wharf station
Crossrail, London's first new major railway in a generation, reached a landmark moment today as the Mayor of London Boris Johnson and the Prime Minister Gordon Brown marked the start of construction of Crossrail at a breakfast briefing with UK business leaders.
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Laing O'Rourke selected as preferred bidder for Isle of Dogs Crossrail Station
Canary Wharf Group plc (CWG) has selected Laing O'Rourke as preferred bidder for enabling and civil engineering works at the Isle of Dogs Crossrail Station at Canary Wharf in London.
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Next stage of Tottenham Court Road Tube station redevelopment to get underway shortly
With the next phase of redevelopment works at Tottenham Court Road Tube station about to begin, Transport for London (TfL) is preparing to install a 40 metre-high crane to assist with the works in the Charing Cross Road area.
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Potential new Crossrail route extension safeguarded
The Government today safeguarded a potential Crossrail route from Maidenhead to Reading.
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Terry Morgan to join Crossrail as Non- Executive Chairman from June 2009
Crossrail today announced that Terry Morgan, CBE will take up appointment as Non-Executive Chairman on 1 June ahead of the previously announced date of November 2009.
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Network Rail boosts Crossrail and Reading projects
Network Rail today gave passengers and the people of London a boost by taking a big step forward in the delivery of the Crossrail and Reading projects. It has announced the intention to appoint Bechtel as its delivery partner for these vital congestion busting projects.
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Mayor unveils plans to ready Londoners for Crossrail engineering boom
As part of his drive to boost access to skills and employment in the Capital the Mayor of London, Boris Johnson, today announced details of his planned Crossrail Tunnelling Academy, which will provide Londoners with the chance to gain qualifications in a variety of roles essential to the project and to London's economy in the coming years
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Jacobs announced as Crossrail project representative
The Department for Transport (DfT) today announced that it has appointed Jacobs Engineering UK Ltd as the Project Representative for Crossrail following a competitive tender process.
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