Angry Canary Wharf takes aim at Crossrail, saying boss ‘passing blame’ for railway’s delays

By Jordan Marshall2019-05-20T05:00:00

Group rubbishes Mark Wild’s claim it is spending £80m on making station safe and allegations of poor workmanship

A row has broken out after Canary Wharf Group accused Crossrail of trying to shift the blame for the scheme’s delays following claims made by the railway’s chief executive to MPs last week in which he said it was having to spend £80m to make its station at Canary Wharf safe while questioning the quality of work carried out there.

Mark Wild said it was having to shell out the sum to make sure the Foster + Partners-designed station met London Underground standards.

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