Creative AfA Delivery Overcomes The Challenges of Small Heritage Stations

There’s an old joke about somebody giving directions and starting with the phrase: “Well, I wouldn’t start from here…” Sometimes Access for All (AfA) projects feel like that. Stations selected for full step-free access upgrades should be chosen on the basis of which ones will deliver the biggest benefits in terms of increased access and […]

Okehampton Interchange opens: 164,000 new passengers anticipated

Okehampton Interchange, the Dartmoor Line’s newest station, has begun serving passengers, improving connections between West Devon, Torridge and North Cornwall with Exeter and beyond. The station is expected to support 164,000 passenger journeys in its first 12 months, strengthening local access to jobs, education, healthcare and wider opportunities. Octavius delivered this scheme as design and […]

Winterstoke Road Bridge replacement: Overcoming complexity and constraint

The Winterstoke Road Bridge replacement project demonstrates Octavius’ capability to deliver complex infrastructure in highly constrained environments. Commissioned by North Somerset Council and funded by the Ministry of Defence, the scheme will replace an ageing structure that had become increasingly unfit for purpose, restoring a vital route into Weston-super-Mare and securing its long-term use for […]

Octavius RCE wins Herefordshire framework, enhancing midlands presence

Herefordshire Council has awarded Octavius’ Regional Civil Engineering (RCE) business a place on its new Highways and Public Realm Schemes Framework.  Octavius Regional Civil Engineering is Octavius’ self-delivery business, and the team successfully secured places on: “Our new framework with Hereford Council further demonstrates Octavius RCE’s commitment to supporting local authorities across England, through the […]

RCE Black Country Framework win: new region, new customers

Octavius’ Regional Civil Engineering (RCE) business has won a place on the new £150M Black Country Framework. Organisations, mainly local authorities, across the West Midlands will use the framework to procure a wide range of services to expand, renew and maintain their highways infrastructure. “This is a significant win for Octavius RCE,” said Chris Ellis […]

Octavius Successfully Delivers Phase 1 of A1331 Link Road on Time and on Budget

£27 million highway scheme reaches major milestone for Essex County Council and the Colchester community. Octavius is proud to announce the successful completion and opening of Phase 1 of the A1331 Link Road in Colchester, delivered on behalf of Essex County Council. The £27 million infrastructure scheme has been completed on programme and within budget, […]

Social value champion: How to embed social value creation

Putting social value at the heart of project delivery is one of the many ways Octavius delivers the wider benefits that a modern, integrated transport network can bring to local communities For Octavius, ensuring the communities we work alongside are still able to thrive during our presence is as important as the infrastructure we create. […]

Harmonising delivery: The importance of the integrator

Diverse stakeholders are a hallmark of the transformative projects many combined authorities are looking to implement, so a delivery partner able to integrate and align competing priorities with project goals is key to success. A complex matrix of network users, stakeholder agencies and suppliers is often a defining feature of combined authority transport infrastructure projects. […]

Local heroes: Why a caring contractor is essential

The contractor is the public face of the client, so it is critical to choose a trusted ambassador Principal Contractors and their supply chains frequently deliver localised transport infrastructure projects in close proximity to the communities they serve. This is why it is essential to choose a delivery partner able to demonstrate that they put […]

RSK Group acquires Octavius Infrastructure

RSK Group, a global leader in the delivery of environmental and engineering solutions, has significantly strengthened its presence in the UK transport infrastructure sector with the acquisition of Octavius Infrastructure from Sullivan Street Partners. Octavius is one of the UK’s leading civil engineering and electrification transport infrastructure businesses, with over 700 employees working across rail […]

Successful AfA Schemes Help Build Public Trust In Rail

Throughout its history, it’s fair to say that the British public has had a bit of a love-hate relationship with its railways. This reflects the importance that rail transport has in our lives, culture and prosperity – it’s something we care about. Feelings tend to be even more mixed when it comes to the infrastructure […]

YORcivil Major Works 2 win reinforces Octavius’ national growth

Octavius has secured a place on the YORcivil Major Works 2 Contractors Framework Agreement, for schemes with a minimum value of £10 million. YORcivil is used by local authorities in Yorkshire and the Humber for the procurement of civil engineering services. Through the framework transport solutions provider Octavius will deliver highways, public realm and integrated […]