Midland Main Line Programme
DFT · DFT_0027_1617-Q1 · Last reported March 2024
Department page: Department for Transport
| Data as at | Rating | End date | Whole-life cost |
|---|---|---|---|
| March 2024 | Green (the department's own assessment) | 31 December 2024 | £1,421m (price basis not stated) |
Each year’s cost is shown with its price basis. Costs are not compared between years: the March 2024 and March 2025 reports state no price basis, and from March 2026 costs are in 2024/25 prices.
The department’s commentary
This is the department’s own commentary. It may use different prices from the table above, so its figures may not match.
March 2024
Rating: Compared to financial year 22/23-Q4, the Senior Responsible Owner's Delivery Confidence Assessment rating at 23/24-Q4 remained at Green. This is primarily due to the following factors. MML Key Output 1 is now essentially complete and is going through a formal close out process. MML Key Output 1a will not be reported as a GMPP project and so the rating is Green as a complete project.
Schedule: Compared to financial year 22/23-Q4, the project's end-date at 23/24-Q4 remained schedule to finish on 2024-12-31. This is primarily due to the following factors. The project is essentially complete with formal close out currently underway. MML Key Output 1a will be reported seperately Tier 2 project.
Cost: Compared to financial year 22/23-Q4, the project's departmental-agree Whole Life Cost at 23/24-Q4 remained at 1421m. This is primarily due to the following factors. MML Key Output 1 of the project reflects the c1.4bn cost and has been completed within budget. The reduction from the higher number reflects the removal of MML Key Output 1a from the report as this gained new authority and scope with approvals in 2022 and will be reported seperately as a Tier 2 project.
Source: IPA Annual Report 2023-24 (data)
Names, figures, dates, ratings and commentary are as the department reported them. Where a rating, cost or date is withheld, the file’s wording is shown. Every major project →