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Woolwich Station Box Project NewsletterIssue No.16 November /
December 2012
Crossrail is the new high frequency railway which will link
Maidenhead and Heathrow in the west, throughnew tunnels and
stations under central London, with Shenfield and Abbey Wood in the
east. It will act as acatalyst for regeneration across London. Rail
capacity will be increased by 10%, new journey opportunitieswill be
created, journey times cut and overcrowding relieved. For further
information about Crossrail visitwww.crossrail.co.uk .
Berkeleys construction of the station box is progressing well
and is on programme to achieve an earlyhandover of the east section
of works to Crossrail at the beginning of March 2013. This early
handoversupports efforts to progress the transfer of tunnel boring
machines through the station box and enabletunnelling under the
River Thames to link Abbey Wood and Woolwich with the rest of the
Crossrail network.
The base slab of the station box was completed in early November
and works are now focussed onconstructing the 172m long Box roof
slab and supporting columns by the end of the year. In January
andFebruary Berkeley will be completing various smaller works
within the box and at surface prior to handover.
Condition surveys of the streets and pavements local to the
station box worksite were surveyed prior to theworks commencing.
Now that the main works are nearly complete, the project has
commissioned ascheme of road repairs to make good any damage that
may have arisen during construction of the stationbox. The majority
of these works will take place in December.
In November Crossrail Ltd awarded the Berkeley Station Box
project with a Green Line Award forexcellence in environmental
management. The project is proud to be one of the first to be
recognised inthis way
Above: Station Box from the north-west
The basement of the Over-Site Development (OSD) hasprogressed
significantly since the previous newsletter.Three tower cranes are
now servicing both the OSDand the station box offering considerable
benefits toboth schemes.
Berkeleys OSD basement construction will continueafter handover
of the station box to Crossrail. The twostorey basement, which will
ultimately serve the mixeduse development above, is forecast for
completion inthe summer (2013).
May we take this opportunity to thank you for yourcontinued
cooperation and assistance during theconstruction works and wish
you all a wonderfulChristmas and a very happy New Year.
Berkeleys completion of the station box project ahead of
schedule will be a significant achievement. Inorder to mark the
event Berkeley are planning a second residents open day together
with othercelebrations during the afternoon and evening of 27
February 2013, further information to be providedsoon.
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Above: Station column construction Above: Rolling falsework
support for roof construction
Above: Roof construction Above: Removal of lower temporary props
in the west
Above: Oversite Development temporary propping and foundations
construction nearing completion
If you have any queries or concerns, please call David Collins
on 020 8301 8780 or [email protected]. Out of
normal site hours please call Peter Buckley on 07790 455 939.
If you feel we have not resolved your query please contact the
Crossrail 24 hour helpdesk on 0345 6023813 or email
[email protected].
Yours sincerely
Shane TaylorPROJECT MANAGER
