TfL joined a rush of contractors and clients today announcing they were to close sites to halt the spread of coronavirus.

This includes the delayed £18bn Crossrail project which was originally due to open in December 2018, with its latest completion date previously set at next summer. Crossrail chief executive Mark Wild said: “While we are doing everything we safely can to keep the Crossrail programme on track, covid-19 will have an impact – it’s too early to tell what that impact will be." He said they were liaising closely with contractors and their supply chains.

TfL commissioner Mike Brown said the government and London mayor Sadiq Khan had given clear instructions to stay safe and to stop travelling in all cases other than critical workers making absolutely essential journeys.

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