Transport Projects

The UK’s second busiest airport, Gatwick Airport, is also home to a rail station which handles in excess of 20 million passengers annually – making it one of the 10 busiest stations in the UK outside of London.

Built in 1900, London’s Bank Station provides access to the Central, Northern, DLR, Waterloo and City lines and is one of the world’s most complicated subterranean stations.

This access shaft at the new Farringdon Underground Station, is part of the new Crossrail project, which will link Maidenhead and Heathrow in the west to Shenfield and Abbey Wood in the east, via 21km twin-bore tunnels running under central London. On completion, the Farringdon Interchange will link with London Underground and Thameslink and will become one of Britain’s busiest train stations.

A multi-million pound scheme to renovate the station was completed earlier this year, offering 21st Century solutions to an increase in commuter numbers, such as a new subway, stairs, lifts, ticket office and waiting room.

Sika concrete admixtures are playing an important role in the upgrading of central crash barriers on the UK’s motorway system. Since 2005, the Highways Agency policy has been that high-containment concrete step barriers be used for all central reserves on new motorways and as replacements for barriers that have reached the end of their useful life on existing motorways.

Built by Carillion Rail for clients West Yorkshire Combined Authority and Network Rail, the new Leeds Station Southern Entrance (LSSE) will enable greater access to one of the busiest stations in the UK and will comprise a concourse deck over the River Aire within a visually eye catching enclosed building. The addition of open link span bridges will provide direct stepped access from this concourse to the east and west banks of the river.

Spanning the River Eden between the Sheepmount area of Carlisle and Etterby, the 70 metre long rail viaduct comprises five stone piers and a concrete deck.