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In its latest publicly available Project Representative report, Jacobs is critical of senior management “aspirations” for delivering the Elizabeth line. It states: “To date, it is evident that schedule planning and delivery is heavily influenced by senior management aspirations for the earliest opening of the Elizabeth Line. […] With key strategic risks now materialising, realistic productivity measures to underpin the schedule will be difficult to derive. “Continued planning to target dates will drive out-of-sequence working and deferral of works that will require operational restr...

Crossrail | Urgency to start trial running could cause delays later down the line   Crossrail’s schedule is at risk of slipping further due to project bosses desire to get to trial running as soon as possible, according to reports released ahead of next week’s Transport for London (TfL) Elizabeth line committee meeting. A Crossrail Programme Assurance Update states that the “programme is on track” to enter trial running this Spring. However, it warns that “an unintended consequence of the prioritisation of trial running is the deferral of lower priority activity which, in turn, has...