Crossrail still needs £150m more to finish off key central section

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Budget for stretch between Paddington and Liverpool Street facing shortfall

Transport for London is expecting it to cost £460m to finish the central section of Crossrail but the project is still facing a £150m shortfall, documents have revealed.

The papers, published ahead of next week’s TfL programmes and investment committee meeting, reveal the central section of the project is expected to cost a total of £15.94bn, with £15.48bn already having been spent.

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