A Transport & Works Act Order has been granted giving Transport for London powers to extend London Underground's Northern Line to Battersea. Construction of the 3·3 km branch from Kennington with two stations could begin early next year for opening in 2020. The cost of 'up to £lbn' is to be funded entirely from taxes generated over 25 years by commercial developments in an enterprise zone that will be created in 2016. Earlier this year TfL awarded Ferrovial Agroman Laing O'Rourke a design-build contract covering the main construction works.
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