Date: 12/11/2017

Building above Londons open-air railway tracks could be the answer to the capitals housing crisis, infrastructure experts have claimed in a major report. Research from WSP, the engineering group that delivered the Shard, suggests that such dramatic changes could pave way for about 250,000 new homes. About 10 per cent of the 1,142km of Londons rail lines could be enclosed to create space for enough new dwellings to meet housing need for five years, the firm claims. The railway lines would be enclosed beneath structures and then homes could be built on top, according to the report.

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Building above Londons open-air railway tracks could be the answer to the capitals housing crisis, infrastructure experts have claimed in a major report. Research from WSP,the engineering group that delivered the Shard, suggests thatsuchdramatic changes could pave way for about 250,000 new homes.