Tunnelling contractor search for TfL’s Elephant & Castle upgrade to begin in May

Transport for London (TfL) will publish an invitation to tender for the design and construction of new passenger tunnels for its £150M Elephant & Castle station capacity upgrade in May. The post Tunnelling contractor search for TfL’s Elephant & Castle upgrade to begin in May appeared first on New Civil Engineer.

TfL seeks firms to design and build tunnels for Elephant & Castle station upgrade

Transport for London (TfL) has put out a prior information notice (PIN) to begin the process of hiring firms for civils work on the £150M Elephant & Castle station capacity upgrade. The post TfL seeks firms to design and build tunnels for Elephant & Castle station upgrade appeared first on New Civil Engineer.

TfL does not have cash to finish Elephant & Castle station upgrade

The construction of a new entrance and ticket hall at Elephant & Castle station will be left in an awkward limbo without a capital funding settlement between Transport for London (TfL) and the Department for Transport (DfT), according to the transport operator’s commissioner Andy Byford. The post TfL does not have cash to finish Elephant & Castle station upgrade appeared first on New Civil Engineer.

No structural damage to Elephant and Castle station or rail viaduct following blaze

Network Rail inspection teams have found no structural damage to the viaducts and platforms at Elephant and Castle station after Monday’s fire. The post No structural damage to Elephant and Castle station or rail viaduct following blaze appeared first on New Civil Engineer.

Elephant & Castle fire | Safety fears about railway arches raised two years ago

Safety concerns about railway arches were raised in a safety report two years before yesterday's fire near Elephant & Castle station. The post Elephant & Castle fire | Safety fears about railway arches raised two years ago appeared first on New Civil Engineer.