LONDON'S much-delayed Docklands development will be back on track when a vital rail link is finally given the go ahead, according to the man with the task of getting the whole project back off the ground.
Michael Pickard, chairman of London Docklands Development Corporation (LDDC), said the Jubilee Line - an extension to London's underground system - was 99 per cent certain to be built.
This would create transport links vital to the success of the whole project which started in the early 1980s.
A GBP1.1 billion (about $12 billion) rescue package has been proposed for the landmark Canary Wharf development, Britain's tallest building.
Eleven banks, which are effectively the owners of the development, have united to re-finance the beleaguered property giant Olympia and York's project.
If the rescue package goes through, it is almost certain building will start on the underground line before the end of the year.
The lenders have agreed with the government to put in GBP98 million up front and pay a balance of GBP300 million later.