06.03.12
Plaudits at engineering awards for King’s Cross project
The King’s Cross western concourse redevelopment – which opens to the public this month – narrowly missed out on the top trophy at the ICE London Civil Engineering Awards 2012, but still walked away with honours.
Although Thames Waters’ Lee Tunnel project won the ‘Greatest Contribution to London’ award, the King’s Cross scheme – formally known as the ‘redevelopment package 6’ – was a joint winner of the ‘Re-engineering London’ prize.
Judges praised the semi-dome shaped steel lattice western concourse roof as “already iconic” and noted that the programme has been completed on time and within budget, all while the station was kept operational and safe for passengers, staff and the construction workforce.
Other winners and runners-up included TfL’s refurbishment of the northbound Blackwall Tunnel, and the Cannon Place office and retail development.
For more on the King’s Cross project, and the collaboration between Network Rail, Arup, John McAslan + Partners, VINCI Construction UK and NG Bailey, see the special feature in the April/May 2012 edition of Rail Technology Magazine. Industry professionals can subscribe for free at www.railtechnologymagazine.com/Subscribe.aspx
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