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Integrated approach lands EP scheme
A contract awarded by English Partnerships will call on many of May Gurney's integrated construction capabilities.
While May Gurney Rail Services will lead the project - at Wolverton near Milton Keynes - the specialist skills of May Gurney's geotechnical, design, piling, fencing, steel and lighting teams will also be utilised.
Wolverton is a brown field site earmarked by English Partnerships and the government for a £10m investment programme, to regenerate residential and commercial enterprise in the area. The £2.75m May Gurney element is due for completion in spring 2007.
Wolverton, Britain's first 'railway town', is of great historical interest. It was purpose built during the Industrial Revolution in the 1830s by the London and Birmingham Railway Company. As the railway expanded a locomotive repair depot was established in the town, which became famous for the superb quality railway carriages manufactured there.
The construction project will deliver part of the infrastructure required to provide access to two listed structures within the former depot, which are earmarked for conversion into housing. These buildings, the Old Lifting Shop and the Locomotive Workshop, formerly housed the Royal Train.
 The contract works include the renovation of the historic Grade II listed rail bridge, built by Robert Stephenson, which spans the Grand Union Canal. May Gurney is working closely with local archaeologists and conservation officers to ensure that the works do not compromise any of the numerous historic structures in the vicinity.
The work includes building a new road and rail bridge over the historic structure. To avoid loading the existing bridge new reinforced concrete bridges will be built 100mm above Stephenson's bridge.
The modern bridges will be founded on new abutments supported by 800mm diameter piles 21m deep. The four edge beams, decks and walkway slabs will be cast in-situ on a compressable filler, which will be removed following curing to form a void beneath the structure. Once cured the existing and new bridges will be independent from one another. The bridge works will include relocating sidings onto the rail bridge. The new road bridge will facilitate access to the two buildings currently being renovated.
Alan Bates, Senior Regeneration Manager at English Partnerships, said: "It is essential that on such a complex project we form a good working relationship with the contractor.
"May Gurney is proving to us that they are keen to work problems through in partnership. While there have already been some challenging problems to deal with on site, our good relationship with the site team and engineering consultants White Young Green has resulted in dealing with problems effectively, ensuring a quality end product."
Richard Dean, Chief Operating Officer, said: "This contract is a prestigious one for us. It will bring together many areas of expertise from across the business, and provides an opportunity to showcase our capability as an integrated construction services provider."
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