Major London transport projects could be unlocked by new powers for City Hall announced in the Budget, in what Mayor Sadiq Khan has hailed as a “devolution revolution”.
The changes will give London greater control over transport funding, reducing its reliance on central government and helping unlock billions of pounds for infrastructure projects across the capital.
Four major schemes are set to benefit: Tube upgrades at Euston, plans to bring international rail services to Stratford International, the Bakerloo Line extension and the proposed West London Orbital.
They were all named in the Budget as projects that would be given funding as…
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