The government has released £248 million to fund the replacement of dangerous ACM cladding on social housing blocks across the country
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Bond Street Crossrail station delayed until 2019
Fit-out work on Crossrail’s £110 million Bond Street upgrade, designed by John McAslan + Partners, is running behind schedule and is not expected to be completed before the end of the year
Crossrail delayed until autumn 2019
The opening of the central section of the £15.4 billion Elizabeth line has been delayed until autumn 2019, nearly a year later than originally planned
Report into binned Populous racetrack blasts ‘inexplicable’ funding decisions
Welsh assembly members have slammed ‘inexplicable decisions’ by the Welsh Government over the ill-fated £430 million Circuit of Wales racetrack designed by Populous
HS2 begins hunt to replace head honcho Higgins
High Speed 2 (HS2) has begun its search to find a new chairman to take over from David Higgins, who is set to step down later this year following four years on the project
Doubts hang over Sheppard Robson’s Chrisp Street market overhaul
Sheppard Robson’s £280 million redevelopment of a famous market in east London has been cast in doubt after Tower Hamlets council decided to delay a planning decision following protests from local traders
Crossrail 2 review prompts fresh delays
Crossrail 2 is set for further delays after London’s transport boss admitted a fresh funding review would push back consultations on the scheme until the end of 2018.
WilkinsonEyre’s Bank station upgrade delayed and over budget
Upgrade work to Bank station is set to be completed a year later than planned and at least £19m over budget, papers from Transport for London have revealed.
Government insists Heathrow expansion is on track, despite reopening consultation
The government has insisted that the multi-billion-pound expansion of Heathrow Airport is still on track, despite relaunching a public consultation on its proposals for a third runway
TfL could mothball Battersea tube stop over cost dispute
Transport for London (TfL) could refuse to open a new tube station at Battersea Power Station designed by Grimshaw if a cost dispute with the developer behind the project is not resolved