STATION MODERNISATION
London Bridge redevelopment timeline
• Summer 2011 – Planning application submitted
• Winter 2011 – Major construction on bus station gets underway
• Spring 2012 – Initial work on redevelopment of station expected to get underway
• Summer 2012 – New station concourse (part of The Shard development) and new bus station complete
block paving and copers, was undertaken through the wettest winter on record. However, what was more impressive is that throughout all this work, which was performed on a 24/7 schedule, the station remained open to passengers with no reduction in passenger numbers.
Logistics
So, what was the key to making this work? Loosemore told RTM: “Given the location of the station, logistics are key to the success of the project.
“All deliveries to the project are carefully planned and allocated delivery slots. Lorries are held in a loading bay some 500m from the site where they are checked to ensure compliance with Costain’s strict requirements regarding vehicle safety features.
“Additionally, relationships with the local community are excellent, with Costain employing an experienced community relations manager who held a similar role at their highly successful St Pancras project. Regular meetings are held with the local community to update them on events and the project team undertake a lot of support to the local school.”
Legacy
As well as all the redevelopment work related to the London Bridge station redevelopment, the project is also offering a number of training opportunities.
So far, as part of its training development programme, the team has taken on 25 apprentices
and formed an ‘academy’ which has the backing of the CITB (the Construction Industry Training Board). Many of the apprentices are local to the Southwark area and, additionally, more than 20 previously unemployed Southwark residents have been employed on the project.
With a completion date of May 2018 – consisting of nine construction phases – Costain stated that it is on schedule to deliver one of Britain’s biggest station redevelopments.
“The first two platforms are now complete and the ‘eyebrow’ canopies have met everyone’s expectations and are a key feature of this development,” stated Loosemore. “Costain and Network Rail are now working on Stage 1A of the project. Two further platforms have been taken out of service and will be replaced by two new platforms by the end of August 2014 –some four months since the end of Stage 1, indicating how continuous improvement has been used to good effect. What’s good news is that the project is going very well and we’re on schedule.”
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rail technology magazine Apr/May 14 | 155
• Summer 2013 – Complete redevelopment of London Bridge station begins
• Spring 2014 – First new platform opens
• 2015/6 – Charing Cross services will not stop at London Bridge
• 2016/7 – Cannon Street services will not stop at London Bridge
• Summer 2018 – Station complete, full Thameslink services running
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