Canary Wharf Limmo Peninsula Tunnelling Site
(6.16 km) Drive X
(8.30 km)
Drive Z (2.72 km)
Drive G (0.93 km)
Drive H (2.64 km)
RECRUITMENT
T Tunnel visionaries
he major tunnel contracts awarded by Crossrail will create huge employment opportunities.
The four contracts, worth £1.25bn, are the country’s most significant tunnel contracts since the Jubilee Line Extension and Channel Tunnel Rail Link and will be a significant jobs boost.
The contracts cover 18km of the 21km of twin-bore tunnels being built beneath central London, with initial works due to start later this year. The first tunnel-boring machine will then get to work in spring next year, from Royal Oak to Farringdon. Seven TBMs will ultimately be used and will undertake ten individual tunnel drives and construct the 6m diameter tunnels. Each TBM will be up to 120m in length and will come from European manufacturers, as no UK company can provide them, Crossrail said.
The contract for the Thames Tunnel between Plumstead and Woolwich, and other remaining contract for tunnel portals and station platform tunnels, will be awarded later this year.
Rail minister Theresa Villiers said: “Crossrail is a critical project for this country which has the potential to generate up to £50bn in wider economic benefits for UK GDP and allow the creation of tens of thousands of jobs. Coming fast on the heels of an announcement for around 600 new Crossrail carriages, this is a major milestone in a scheme that will transform journeys across the South East.”
Tunnelling skills
At the peak of construction, from 2013-2015, around 14,000 people are expected to be employed on the project.
To Maidenhead and Heathrow
Proposed TBM Tunnel Drives
Royal Oak to Farringdon (X) Limmo to Farringdon (Y)
Tunnelling Site
Stepney Green to Pudding Mill Lane (Z) Limmo to Victoria Dock Portal (G) Plumstead to North Woolwich (H)
05/09
To Shenfield
To Abbey Wood
industry for Crossrail work has delivered highly competitive bids. Over £1bn in savings to Crossrail’s construction costs have been identified to-date in part due to a more efficient construction timetable and these contract awards will help secure these savings.”
The four contracts:
C300 – Western Running Tunnels (Royal Oak to Farringdon) and C410 – Early Access Shafts and Sprayed Concrete Lining Works for Bond Street and Tottenham Court Road stations tunnels
Joint venture comprising: BAM Nuttall Ltd, Ferrovial Agroman (UK) Ltd, Kier Construction Ltd.
C305 – Eastern Running Tunnels (Limmo Peninsula to Farringdon; Limmo Peninsula to Victoria Dock; Stepney Green to Pudding Mill Lane) Joint venture comprising: Dragados S.A., John Sisk & Son (Holdings) Ltd.
To address a UK-wide tunnelling skills shortage, construction is underway on the Tunnelling and Underground Construction Academy in east London, providing training on the key skills required. At least 3,500 people will be trained in underground construction over the lifetime of the project once the Academy opens in the
summer. The next nearest centre offering appropriate training is in Switzerland.
Crossrail is also working with Jobcentre Plus to help local people get jobs on the project.
Rob Holden, Crossrail Chief Executive said: “Significant competition in the construction
rail technology magazine Dec/Jan 11 | 81
C510 – Early Access Shafts and Sprayed Concrete Lining Works for Whitechapel and Liverpool Street stations tunnels Joint venture comprising: Alpine BeMo Tunnelling GmbH, Balfour Beatty Civil Engineering Ltd, Morgan Sindall (Infrastructure) plc, VINCI Construction Grands Projects.
Drive Y
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