"work overrun" is a correct and usable phrase in written English.
It is typically used to refer to a situation where the amount of work required exceeds the original estimate or expectation. It can also refer to a delay in completing a project or task due to unforeseen obstacles or issues. Example: The project experienced a significant work overrun, resulting in a delay of two weeks in its completion.
Thousands of passengers were left unable to travel after engineering work overran, leaving one major London rail station closed for a day and another temporarily closed.
The rail industry has been concerned by Network Rails's work for the past year, during which time there have been chaotic scenes at King's Cross, Paddington and London Bridge stations because of engineering work overruns.
The transport secretary said the problems at King's Cross had arisen when work overran in a scheme to modernise points and overhead wiring, replacing 1km of track, and involved 14 engineering trains.
At Christmas, there were chaotic scenes at King's Cross and Paddington stations in London when engineering work overran, while Network Rail had been struggling to control costs on its latest, £38.5bn capital spending programme, known as Control Period 5 (CP5).
The Ipswich MP Ben Gummer has called for resignations after rush-hour trains were cancelled due to weekend engineering work overrunning again.
The previous biggest fine was £14m, imposed in February 2008 after engineering work overran during the preceding Christmas and New Year period.
Network Rail and Abellio Greater Anglia will also carry out a wider review of the entire upgrade programme, which will limit the risk of work overrunning in future.
The Office of Rail Regulation (ORR) has also said that it plans to complete an inquiry by the end of the month into what caused major disruption to passengers on Saturday 27 December, which saw engineering works overrun and London's King's Cross station close.
All services along the route were suspended throughout Thursday morning after an electrical fault caused engineering work to overrun, First Great Western (FGW) said.
That means bigger fines for work that overruns and, for our busiest and most important routes, it means making the utilities pay to rent the road space they dig up".
