The new Government’s Transport Secretary Philip Hammond visited workers at the Crossrail site in London’s Canary Wharf this month and stressed that the Government is committed to the £16 billion scheme.

His reassurance came amid predictions from some experts that Crossrail – expected to open in seven years time – would be a victim of the financial cuts.

Mr Hammond told the East London Advertiser: “We have no plans to reduce the scope of this project.

“I came to visit the Crossrail project to signal my intention to press ahead with the major improvements in our transport system that business and passengers need.

“The work at Canary Wharf is an example of how this can be done in an efficient way to get value for taxpayers’ money.”

Workers have already excavated 25 yards below the water level at Canary Wharf to allow for the slab base of the project.

The Canary Wharf Group is building the station to attract more jobs to the business area.

Earlier in the month the London Assembly unanimously called for the Crossrail project to be completed as planned by the previous government.
A previous Tory government built London Underground’s Victoria line on the cheap with the result that far more money had to be spent than if the job had been done properly in the first place.

The notorious Tory Transport Minister Ernest Marples was accused of “continuous procrastination” over the Victoria line. He also axed vast numbers of rail lines while approving wasteful road-building schemes and owning a road-building company. His life ended in ignominy, after he fled the country. He was accused of tax fraud and running slum properties.

The upgrade of Victoria Tube station is finally under way after a 50-year delay. The station is used by more than 90 million passengers a year, equal to the number of passengers at Heathrow and Gatwick airports combined.

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