VINCI Construction wins contract for new Crossrail Whitechapel station

VINCI Construction UK, VINCI Construction Grands Projets and Bachy Soletanche are delighted to be awarded the Whitechapel Main Station Works Crossrail contract, worth £110m, as part of BBMV a joint venture with Balfour Beatty and Morgan Sindall.

The contract includes the demolition of the existing station, construction of a new ticket hall, platform upgrades and the construction of a new station. It will also include the shafts and platforms for the Crossrail tunnels plus related architecture and mechanical and electrical infrastructure.

VINCI Construction and its subsidiaries are already undertaking significant works across London including: Construction of the Liverpool Street and Whitechapel Crossrail station tunnels and associated works, the upgrade of Tottenham Court Road Tube station which includes a new Crossrail Eastern ticket hall structure, major upgrade of King’s Cross station and reconfiguring Victoria Station Underground – creating a brand new ticket hall, doubling the size of the existing ticket hall, installing new entrances, nine new escalators and step-free access.

Graham Stanley, Managing Director, Taylor Woodrow - Civil Engineering commented:
“We are thrilled to be working alongside Balfour Beatty and Morgan Sindall on this major project to provide London with the 21st Century rail system it deserves.”

Crossrail is the largest engineering project in Europe and provides a new express rail link across London designed to provide a world-class, affordable railway. Once completed, it will connect the City and Canary Wharf, the West End and Heathrow Airport to commuter areas east and west of London.

Published: 07/12/2011