Crossrail on track to deliver rail engineering jobs
If you have been wondering whether Crossrail is still going on the right tracks to boost careers in the rail engineering sector then you may be pleased to hear the latest news concerning the project’s development.
The construction project - Europe’s largest - has awarded a £400 million Project Delivery Partner contract, which has led the project’s leaders to state that 14,000 jobs - which could include those in engineering - could be created by such a move.
And if you are wondering which firm has got its hand on the deal? Well the answer is Bechtel, which will be responsible for managing the design process and will oversee the delivery of the central tunnelled section of the Crossrail route.
So it appears that it could be full steam ahead for the scheme, which is expected to add ten per cent to the capacity of public transport in the capital. You will have to wait until 2017 to see this engineering feat.
Mayor of London Boris Johnson says: "This is the latest significant step towards the delivery of Crossrail and demonstrates its genuine momentum. It comes at a particularly pertinent time, as I believe the project will help London through the recession.
"At the height of construction, up to 14,000 people will be employed and we anticipate that the vast majority of the jobs required to fulfil these contracts will be created in London and the UK."
You may remember that Transcend was recently confirmed as the Crossrail Programme Partner.
Written by Luke Sutcliffe.
Filed under: Rail Engineering
