The Department for Transport (DfT) today announced that it has appointed Jacobs Engineering UK Ltd as the Project Representative for Crossrail following a competitive tender process.

The Project Representative is a team of highly skilled project management professionals who will provide oversight support to the project sponsors (DfT and Transport for London) to ensure that Crossrail Ltd will deliver the project on schedule, within budget and to the agreed standard.

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Crossrail is Europe's largest construction project. When it is completed in 2017, it will be the biggest addition to the transport network in London and the South East for 50 years, providing passengers with 24 trains per hour in both directions through Central London at peak times.

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