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Budget Grants London Mayor Power to Extend Bakerloo Line

Budget Grants London Mayor Power to Extend Bakerloo Line

By Islam El-Sakka

The UK budget has paved the way for London Mayor Sadiq Khan to extend the capital's Bakerloo Underground line, handing him the authority to advance the long-proposed project.

Transport expansion moves forward

The funding settlement enables the mayor's office to proceed with planning and development for the southern extension of the Bakerloo line, which would run from Elephant and Castle to Lewisham and potentially beyond.

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