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by Wimbledon Town & Dundonald Lib Dems on 3 October, 2015
The Department for Transport and Transport for London are continuing to develop a proposal for a new rail service connecting Southwest with Northeast London – Crossrail 2. The main part of the scheme would run in a tunnel from Wimbledon to Tottenham Hale. This is an enormous project that wouldn’t likely be completed until 2030 and cost many billions of pounds. The scheme was discussed with local residents at the recent Raynes Park Community Forum on Oct 1, 2015.
There are numerous questions and issues to be considered, and legal and funding powers to be obtained before such a scheme could be approved and then constructed.
Local Liberal Democrats support investment in better public transport services – and the economic development that such a scheme would bring to Southwest London as well as the city more generally.
However, we have already raised some concerns:
More details on the scheme can be found at www.crossrail2.co.uk
We will continue to monitor developments on this issue for the community.
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