UK awards USD 32M rail underpass structure contract

17 January 2013


UK rail operator Network Rail has awarded two contracts for works in west London that will deliver important infrastructure for the Crossrail programme and help improve the reliability of passenger services and freight capacity.

BAM Nuttall has secured the GBP 20M (USD 32M) civils contract to construct a rail underpass structure and associated track work at Acton Freight Yard in Ealing, the company announced earlier this month.

Currently freight trains entering and leaving the yard need to cross mainline passenger tracks. BAM Nuttall stated that the new structure will allow freight trains to access the yard without affecting passenger trains, improving reliability on passenger services and allowing an increased capacity for freight traffic.

BAM Nuttall added that the two contracts for infrastructure improvements will be essential once Crossrail services begin in 2018 and even more trains will travel along the Great Western main line.