Tunnel vision-The scale and complexity of the Crossrail project requires some innovative solutions to meet the demands of the contractor self-certification process.Crossrail's Michael Kemp outlines the new approach

摘要

At 14.4bn pounds, Crossrail is Europe's biggest infrastructure project. Stretching from Maidenhead and Heathrow in the west, through central London and across to Shenfield and Abbey Wood in the east, the new railway will cover 118km of track, including 21 km of new tunnels. But how many times have we heard of major infrastructure projects overrunning on time and cost? Classic examples of these are the Channel Tunnel, the Millennium Dome and the new Wembley Stadium. With billions of pounds at stake, cost control is an ever present issue on a project like Crossrail.