Lawrence Hill Step-Free Access: Supporting the devolved transport agenda
The Lawrence Hill Step-Free Access project will make a busy suburban Bristol station accessible for users with mobility challenges and easier to navigate for rail users with children, heavy luggage or shopping. The design/build project, delivered by Octavius, sees a new lift providing step-free access to platform 2 for the first time. A new deck […]
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 […]
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, […]
Salford University car park: a modular solution supporting campus growth
What we delivered The Octavius and SiderPark modular system delivered a fast, flexible, and cost-effective solution for the University of Salford, transforming an underused area into 462 parking spaces, nearly doubling existing capacity. Around 30% cheaper than traditional pre-cast concrete construction, the system enabled the university to increase parking provision quickly and with minimal disruption. […]
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 […]
Bushey PSU: Achieving unprecedented schedule
Upgrading the West Coast Mainline’s (WCML) power supply at Bushey, Hertfordshire, has presented a long-standing challenge. Access to the line, where local commuter services run on slow lines alongside a busy section of the mainline, has been the principal challenge. In spring 2026 Octavius successfully delivered an ambitious solution to the stubborn challenge at Bushey […]
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 […]
Official opening of Long Stratton bypass celebrated
Long Stratton bypass is officially open, cutting long-standing congestion in the Norfolk town and – with 1,800 new homes planned for the area – future-proofing the local road network. The project to construct the bypass was successfully delivered by Octavius. Valued at £47 million, the new road was classified as priority infrastructure by client Norfolk […]
Frameworks – Effectively managing scope changes and unforeseen conditions
Framework programmes will inevitably at some point be subject to scope changes and/or unforeseen conditions. In this feature Jamie Harrison Delivery Director Highways at Octavius discusses how with the right culture and collaborative approach these issues do not necessarily have to impact key project milestones and capital investment budgets.Jamie highlights that it starts with a […]