25.11.11
Whitechapel Station contract awarded
BBMV, a joint venture of Balfour Beatty, Morgan Sindall & Vinci Construction UK, has been awarded the £110m contract for the Whitechapel main station works for Crossrail.
Construction is due to start in January 2012, and will be completed by 2018. The work will take place in three parts; the new Whitechapel Station in the existing Hammersmith & City and District Line cutting, a new station and bridge concourse in and over the East London Line cutting and a new ticket hall behind the retained building fronting on Whitechapel Road.
The shafts and platforms for the Crossrail tunnels, related architecture and mechanical and electrical (M&E) infrastructure are also included in the contract.
Neil Barnes, BBMV Board director, said: “The BBMV joint venture is delighted to be awarded the Whitechapel Main Station Works Crossrail contract, which follows our award of the Whitechapel and Liverpool Street Station Tunnels in January.
“BBMV combines the expertise of three leading civil engineering companies and offers our customer unparalleled expertise and experience.
“We look forward to continuing to work collaboratively together to deliver a fantastic end result of which London can be proud.”
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