The Network Rail in the UK has announced that the procurement process for Western Rail Link to Heathrow PPP Project has been delayed by two years due to COVID - 19. The project will develop a new rail link between the Great Western Main Line in the Langley area of Berkshire, the county to the west of London, and Terminal 5 of Heathrow Airport, located 23km west of Central London. 

The procurement is divided into three major packages namely Langley Works, Bored Tunnels, and Railway Systems Fit-out of the tunnels. The estimated project cost is GBP 900 million (US$ 1.2 billion). The procurement process for the PPP is likely to be processed in the summer of 2022.