Apparently we aren't getting any details on the extra £12.3bn funding
for transport in the chancellor's Spending Review yet; however, the BBC
is leading ahead with a rather misleading article:

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/london/3885919.stm

The chancellor is expected to announce whether London's Crossrail
project is to get the financial backing it needs in his annual spending
review.

Transport Commissioner Bob Kiley said he hoped it would be part of
Gordon Brown's outline of government spending plans for the next three
years.

A further £2bn is needed to complete the project, which will link east
and west London.

The government has already pledged £2bn to the £10bn transport link.

Work has started on the rail link which will provide transport between
Heathrow Airport in the west and the Isle of Dogs in the east.

It will also include a twin-bore tunnel between Paddington and Liverpool
Street in central London.

Mr Brown will outline the government's spending review in the House of
Commons on Monday afternoon.

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When did the government already pledge £2bn and when did work start???


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Dave Arquati
Imperial College, SW7
www.alwaystouchout.com - Transport projects in London