Crossrail | Optimism bias, lack of specialist engineers and inadequate management threaten project delivery
The London Assembly’s transport committee has called for a “Sherlock style forensic focus” to ensure Crossrail meets its revised 2022 opening date.
In its report
Crossrail: Light at the end of the tunnel?, the committee outlines several risks to the project’s timely completion including “optimism bias […] a lack of specialist engineers [and] inadequate project management”.
Consequently, the committee has outlined seven recommendations to ensure the project keeps to its revised delivery date and budget.
These include:
Creating a clear plan to tackle the number of project vacancies;