News and communications

£50 million from the Levelling Up Fund has been provisionally allocated to Cardiff Council, in partnership with Transport for Wales, to improve public transport in the city. The funding will improve connectivity to and from …

• Updated: 1 November 2023

The Memorandum of Understanding will boost business opportunities and allow sharing of expertise.

• Updated: 24 August 2022

The 2021 update on actions, achievements, funding and finances for the Crossrail project.

• Updated: 8 July 2021

Keith Wallace to become Chairman of Crossrail International from July 2021.

• Updated: 16 June 2021

Statement on additional borrowing being made available to the Greater London Authority for Crossrail.

• Updated: 1 December 2020

The 2020 update on actions, challenges, achievements, funding and finances for the Crossrail project.

• Updated: 20 July 2020

Provides an update on actions, challenges and achievements, alongside an annual statement on funding and finances for the Crossrail project.

• Updated: 23 July 2019

Update on financial package for Crossrail.

• Updated: 10 December 2018

Update on the delay to the planned opening of the Elizabeth Line.

• Updated: 26 October 2018

Reports on progress made with the Crossrail project in the past year.

• Updated: 24 July 2018

£3 billion upgrade programme for Transpennine rail route.

• Updated: 2 March 2018

Reports on progress made with the Crossrail project in the past year.

• Updated: 29 June 2017

Elizabeth line trains are a great showcase of British design and manufacturing.

• Updated: 12 December 2016

Crossrail project’s progress, funding and finances.

• Updated: 30 June 2016

The new railway will be named the Elizabeth line when it opens to passengers through central London in December 2018.

• Updated: 23 February 2016

Europe’s largest construction project is challenging perceptions and helping to make construction an exciting and attractive career option for women.

• Updated: 19 January 2016

Patrick McLoughlin visits Canary Wharf, Woolwich and Abbey Wood to see how construction is encouraging investment and regeneration.

• Updated: 3 November 2015

Transport minister visits a specialist manufacturing company in London helping to construct Crossrail stations.

• Updated: 17 July 2015

Annual update on the progress of the Crossrail project.

• Updated: 2 July 2015

Major milestone in £14.8 billion scheme as 26-mile tunnelling marathon comes to an end.

• Updated: 4 June 2015