2021 Report details for project: East West Rail Configuration State 1

Project name East West Rail Configuration State 1 - there are 3 reports for this project: 2021, 2022, 2023
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Report year 2021 (data is from March 2021)
Category Infrastructure - see all reports for this category
Description: The East West Rail (EWR) programme will create a rail link from Oxford to Cambridge, and is a key part of the government's ambition for the Oxford to Cambridge Arc. EWR is being delivered as a single integrated programme, structured around the phased introduction of services (Connection Stages). East West Rail Connection Stage 1 (CS1) delivers services between Oxford and Bletchley/Milton Keynes. CS1 will re-construct and upgrade a partly disused railway between Bicester and Bletchley. This will allow for the introduction of new passenger services, improving connectivity and journey times along the corridor to support transport, housing and economic growth needs.
DCA (RAG) Amber
DCA text: The Infrastructure Project Authority's Delivery Confidence Assessment rating is Amber.This is primarily due to the following factors: Although challenges remain (such as delivery integration with High Speed 2), the project has improved its position over the past 12 months and made progress mitigating certain risks. Key milestones have been reached and, following the 2020 Spending Review, HMT released a further £760m of funding towards delivery of the scheme.
Start date 2011-11-30
End date 2025-09-01
Schedule text The project end-date is 01 September 2025. This is primarily due to the following factors: The schedule for East West Rail (EWR) Connection Stage 1 remains ambitious, but achievable. The release of funding following the 2020 Spending Review, enabled Network Rail to enter into a target price contract for the construction phase and keep the project on schedule. Good progress has been made against important infrastructure and strategy milestones, but there is still significant work required to ensure successful delivery, including developing a suitable operating model and timetable.
Baseline £217.52m
Forecast £209.94m
Variance -3.00%
Variance text: The budget variance is less than or equal to 5%.
Whole Life Cost £1,359.50m
WLCost text: The projects Baseline Whole Life Cost is £1359.50m. This is primarily due to the following factors: Financials represent scheme delivery costs, rather than whole life costs. Costs in the short term largely represent the capital expenditure to deliver infrastructure, through the East West Rail Alliance. This projection includes risk elements and known scope uncertainties.
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