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Key areas in the report :
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Organisation of the Crossrail delivery programme.
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How Crossrail has been funded.
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Major Crossrail projects:
central stations, tunnels, shafts, portals and surface
stations and sidings & depots – timelines, estimates of project
values and key contract awards.
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Crossrail construction issues –
supply chain, prospective workforce numbers and
management of waste.
In 2010, preliminary
enabling works
began
at several sites around central London under the
£14.5 bn
Crossrail programme,
the largest railway construction project undertaken in Europe since the
Channel Tunnel back in the 1980s.
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In 2011, key projects under the main construction phase
are scheduled to start including the new Crossrail underground stations,
the main running tunnels and shafts. Within the next couple of years,
the on-network part of the programme – involving the upgrading of the
existing railway infrastructure – is scheduled to commence.
Substantial opportunities will be presented
by 8 new Crossrail stations, refurbishment/ replacement of 28 surface
stations, 21km of twin-bore tunnels, over 110 km of new or upgraded
track, six huge intemediate shafts and four portals. Outside of
Crossrail’s funding there are also other substantial projects in the
development pipeline including the upgrading of London underground
stations near the new Crossrail station sites and the construction of
new ‘over-station developments’.
Areas of particular interest:-
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2-page
table illustrating estimated timelines for enabling & main works
on all the key projects.
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Individual tables
providing summaries of the key projects – current status,
scheduled duration/timelines, key contract awards plus description of
the works.
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Tables
& charts showing funding of Crossrail each year 2007/08 –2017/18 by
source.
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Tables
illustrating estimated workforce requirements by trade in
Greater London and on each of the major elements of the Crossrail
programme for each year between 2010 and 2018.
Major Contractors included:-
Amey Rail, Atkins, Babcock
Rail, Balfour Beatty Group, BAM Nuttall Rail, Barhale Construction,
Bilfinger Berger Civil UK, Capita Symonds, Carillion Group, Clancy
Docwra, Costain, Dyer and Butler, Gallliford Try Rail, Hyder
Consulting, J Murphy & Sons, Jacobs Engineering, John Sisk & Son Ltd,
Kier Construction, Laing O’Rourke, May Gurney, Morgan Sindall, Mott
MacDonald, Osborne, Ove Arup Parsons Brinckerhoff, Scott Wilson Rail,
Skanska UK, Vinci Construction UK, Volker Fitzpatrick.
Key
areas covered in the report:
THE CASE FOR CROSSRAIL
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Overview of rail travel
within the Greater London area and of Greater London population
trends.
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Current travel conditions & constraints of the current railway
network in and out of London.
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Anticipated growth in London’s employment market and commuting.
Improving inter-transport connections in the South East.
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Need to sustain London’s position as a global economic centre.
DELIVERY OF THE PROGRAMME
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Crossrail Act
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overview.
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Delivery organizations
–
sponsors, Crossrail Ltd, programme partner & project delivery partner,
principal sub-contractors and industry partners.
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Framework agreements
– design package works and enabling works: selected partners and
contracts awarded.
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Funding:
- sources of funds split between those underwritten by the Department
for Transport, those underwritten by the Greater London
Authority/Transport for London and non-guaranteed funding.
CROSSRAIL MAJOR PROJECTS
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Schematic overview of the Crossrail programme
by types of work and estimated scheduling; - new
Crossrail stations, new tunnels, intermediate shafts, portals,
on-network projects (Maidenhead to Portobello Junction, Pudding Mill
Lane portal to Shenfield & Victoria Dock portal to Abbey Wood) and
non-Crossrail funded projects.
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For each of the following there will be summary
descriptions of projects; tables identifying contract awards to date
(contractors, package no., value and current status).
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New Crossrail underground stations, associated
over-station development,
Tube upgrades.
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New tunnels.
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Portals.
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Intermediate shafts.
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On-network stations & associated developments
(e.g. depots, bridges & sidings).
CONSTRUCTION ISSUES
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Crossrail supply chain & procurement
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overview, supply chain relationships, summary of buying processes.
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Workforce requirements
– summary overview of construction personnel requirements in Greater
London; anticipated workforce requirements by main project types (e.g.
Crossrail stations, tunnels & shafts) – totals and in each year
between 2011 and 2018.
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Waste management
– overview of anticipated levels of surplus waste arisings by broad
material types and proposed methods of disposal.
CONTRACTOR REVIEW
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Summary outlines of the lead design contractors and
architects
and Crossrail contract awards.
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Summary outlines of design / lead contractors and Tier
1 / main contractors
that either have at least one Crossrail contract to date or that have
substantial experience in the railways sector.
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