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workshops, we have challenged all aspects of the process including schedules, materials and working methods, to ensure that the project is delivered as efficiently as possible.”
Given all of the effort which has to be put into ensuring safety, good design and value for money, it is quiet easy to forget that this is one of the most challenging rail engineering projects taking place in the world.
restricted public spending, the Crossrail project enjoys the unequivocal support of London mayor Boris Johnson and is widely accepted as adding huge value to Britain’s capital city.
The team at Crossrail are focused on delivering the best value for money for the investment which is being made both from the public and private purse.
“This means delivering the project requirement in full whilst making every penny count. We have just completed an intensive six week programme of value for money workshops in which we have been looking at everything
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from ventilation and floor finishes to tunnel linings.
“The results of this will be incorporated into the project baseline before the autumn. It has been a major piece of work for Crossrail but is vitally important in ensuring that this delivers best value for money.”
A major part of delivering value for money is ensuring efficiency from the teams carrying out the work. So on a project of this scale, how is it possible to ensure that everyone is being as productive as possible all of the time?
“As part of the value for money
Working underground under the capital city involves working amongst a considerable significant amount of sub- surface infrastructure – not just London Underground - some of which is over a hundred years old.
“We are also working beneath some of the most famous buildings in the world and many grade I and II listed buildings. If you consider all of these issues, it begins to paint a picture of what the team is facing and that it is a very challenging engineering project to carry out in that sort of environment.
“We are constantly having to balance carrying out this work in a safe and efficient manner whilst also retaining the support of the all of the people who are affected by the project. This includes everybody from local government to people whose
homes are near the route or are working near the route and so on. Because of this, I believe that we have a unique combination of those challenges.
“I believe that the international tunnelling community boasts of many British members and we have been successful in assembling our team from around the world.
“Along with this team, we are also engaging with our industry partners at Transport for London and Network Rail in delivering some of the works and as the infrastructure managers who will eventually take over the completed infrastructure. This means that there are two discreet roles for those partners.
“We are also very lucky to have a delivery partner like Crossrail Central which has a proven track record in the delivery of major rail projects worldwide. Many of our and their staff have joined the Crossrail project after working on major projects such as the Channel Tunnel Rail Link, Thameslink and the East London Line.
“Over the next twelve months the team will be working hard to ensure the enabling works are completed and we will also begin to see the tunnelling tenders coming back, which will then allow the project to progress to the next stage of delivery.”
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