From Rail Magazine

Hertfordshire seeks earlier timetable for Croxley link

Hertfordshire County Council has put forward a proposal to see the
Croxley Link rail line in the county open in 2014, rather than the
present target of 2017.
The £145.3 million scheme is ‘top priority’ in the county’s Local
Transport Plan, and has Regional Funding Allocation Priority 1a status
from the East of England Regional Assembly.
The scheme included within the Regional Funding Allocation ten-year
programme, as submitted as advice to Government by the East of England
region in February 2009, although construction was set for 2016/17,
near the end of the RFA timeframe.
HCC is now discussing with the Department for Transport the
feasibility of bringing the programme forward “given the potential for
other projects within the RFA programme to slip”.
The timescale detailed in the RFA application (RAIL 597) indicated a
2014 completion, but in the final assessment of all the East of
England region’s RFA project’s, this was set at 2016/17.
HCC says it expects the DfT’s consideration of the business case could
take six months, but work is already under way preparing the Transport
and Works Act Order application.
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Link funding
The total funding will be made up of the following:
£119.5m Dft Grant via the EERA Regional Funding Allocation. In its
“advice to Government” in February 2009, EERA confirmed its commitment
to make this level of funding available to the project from the
overall regional funding ‘pot’.
£18.05m contribution from London Underground.
The balance of capital contributions comes from HCC, Section 106
levies and others.
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What is the Croxley Link?
The Croxley Rail Link scheme involves the diversion of London
Underground’s Metropolitan Line from its current West Watford terminus
to Watford Junction main line station, via a new viaduct and the
currently disused Network Rail branch line, which ran from Croxley to
Watford Junction.
London Underground will operate services over the new line.
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HCC’s revised programme
Major scheme business case updated to be
submitted : May 2009
Programme Entry status
confirmed :Autumn
2009
Pre Transport & Works Act application
consultations :Summer 2009
Submit
TWA :May
2010
Public
Inquiry :February
2011
Secretary of State
approval :September
2011
Phase 1 Contract
award :September
2012
Phase 2 Contract
award :April
2013
Completion :January
2014
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John Burke
WRUG