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 […]

Leaving a legacy in Weston, The Octavius Way

Octavius’ annual Leaving a Legacy initiative this year focused on Weston-super-Mare’s Bournville neighbourhood. While the company adheres to firm social value targets in all of its projects, Leaving a Legacy takes this to the next level by channelling significant resources into a project that will create meaningful, lasting improvements for a community in which the […]

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 […]