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 Bridge: Overcoming road over rail challenges
Built in the 1940s to support wartime industries, Winterstoke Road Bridge was no longer able to fulfil its role as a principal route into Weston-super-Mare. In recent years, a weight restriction has meant that larger traffic has to avoid the bridge, causing congestion in the town centre, and the declining condition of the bridge meant […]
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, […]
A1331 Link Road Phase One: Success raises hope for Phase Two prospects
With some projects it feels like the stars are aligned. Pretty much everything goes ahead as planned and when challenges arise they are overcome, without friction, by allowing common purpose to guide the solution. Delivering the first phase of the A1331 Link Road was one of those projects. But luck was not a factor, forging […]
Wentbridge Viaduct: Managing extended scope
Wentbridge Viaduct is a grade II listed structure and one of National Highways’ top ten most important structures on the strategic road network. Opened in 1961 the viaduct carries the A1T, which carries in excess of 86,000 vehicles per day, over the Went Valley. A three-span post tensioned prestressed box girder bridge, the viaduct comprises […]
Manchester Victoria North East Gateway: All about people and community
Victoria North East Gateway is a package of road, cycle and walking route enhancements that improve access to Manchester city centre, public transport and provide connections to walking and cycling schemes in other parts of the city. Octavius is Manchester City Council’s, Principal contractor for the project, which marks the company’s first win on the Manchester City Council […]
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. […]
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 […]
Public realm creation, Eastbourne, Terminus Road
About the project Flexibility key to success Terminus Road is the principal thoroughfare between Eastbourne town centre and the East Sussex resort’s seafront. Amenity to the road’s many restaurants and shops is being enhanced, and the route between town and beach revitalised, by a £3 million pedestrianisation project. As well as being free of traffic […]
Okehampton Interchange: Enabling regional growth, at speed
About the project Okehampton Interchange is a new-build station, necessary to support local authorities’ regional growth strategies. Octavius is the project’s design and build contractor, which was awarded under Network Rail’s Wales and Western Framework. Part of Devon’s Dartmoor Line, in form and function Okehampton typifies a new generation of stations being created across the […]
To Deliver AfA For Communities, You Must Deliver With Communities
Judging whether any project is a success depends on your viewpoint. With Access for All (AfA) schemes, you certainly need a wide range of perspectives to determine whether all relevant needs and priorities have been met. We cannot successfully solve access problems without involving people with lived experience. And beyond the functional needs of providing […]