Raising the roof at Victoria Station
Work has begun on a project to refurbish and replace the roof of one of London’s busiest and most iconic train stations.
Network Rail has employed May Gurney to carry out the £24m project to renew and restore the eastern barrels and concourse roofs of Victoria Station.
The area to be re-roofed covers eight platforms, major communication boards, an entrance to the London Underground and many concessionary and major retail outlets. Work commenced on site in August and is scheduled to be completed by mid 2010.
Victoria Station has approximately 350,000 pedestrians passing through on a daily basis and the station will continue to operate as normal for the duration of the works.
John Wilkinson, managing director of major projects and rail engineering, said: “This is a fantastic project to be involved with, not only because of Victoria Station’s iconic status but also because undertaking work of this nature at such a busy, public site and on such a large scale presents a number of challenges that are pretty unique.
'This is a fantastic project to be involved with’
John Wilkinson, May Gurney |
“The works have been meticulously planned by our team together with Network Rail to ensure that this vital hub station can remain open throughout - without compromising the safety of those who use its services.”
The eastern barrels roofs at Victoria Station are Grade II listed, and the station has been in operation for 146 years. The project includes works associated with replacing the existing roof coverings, grit blasting and painting of the arched roof trusses, significant steelwork repairs and associated M&E system relocation/upgrading.
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