The Mayor of London has voiced support for a southern rail link between Heathrow Airport, south London and Surrey, a scheme that was originally announced in 2016.
The Department for Transport (DfT) “remains committed” to the proposed southern rail link to Heathrow Airport and will provide further information on the project’s next steps in the summer.
Plans to build a southern rail link to Heathrow have been buoyed by the departure of the government’s former chief strategist Dominic Cummings, according to those looking to build the route.
Rail minister Chris Heaton-Harris is “keen to move forward at pace” with a southern rail link to Heathrow.
Progress on the proposed Heathrow Southern Railway scheme has been “obscured” by changes in government and the coronavirus pandemic, the scheme’s bosses have admitted.
Heathrow Airport Ltd (HAL) has outlined alternative expansion delivery schedules and costs.
Heathrow Southern Railway chief executive Chris Stokes has criticised Heathrow Airport Ltd’s [HAL] delivery plan for “lacking ambition”.
Heathrow Airport Ltd (HAL) has outlined alternate expansion plan delivery schedules and costs.
The Department for Transport is displaying a "lack of urgency" in its approach towards southern access to Heathrow despite releasing strategic objectives for the scheme, a bidder for the project has said.
Rail minister Paul Maynard has admitted that the Department for Transport’s (DfT) plan for market-led rail schemes has taken longer than first anticipated.
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