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 […]
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. […]
Multi-modal projects need multi-disciplinary leaders
Ensuring the optimal delivery of integrated infrastructure, that achieves combined authorities’ goals, requires a delivery partner who intrinsically understands not only the bespoke challenges of delivering individual modes of transport – but also the complexities involved in how the modes interface with one another and come together to create seamless journeys for passengers. Creating safe, […]
Improving Modal Connections at Flitwick
About the project Scope: Construction Work is nearing completion on this new £5.3m transport interchange hub in Flitwick. The new transport interchange, opening March 2023, will connect bus and rail services for the community and will feature a number of improvements, including: The scheme was developed in collaboration with Central Bedfordshire Council, Network Rail and […]
March public realm: All about community and collaboration
A project like March may not seem anything out of the ordinary: new pedestrian areas, new carriage ways and new street furniture intended to revitalise the town centre. But delivering a project like March while keeping the town centre thriving, keeping the community onside, and keeping the traffic flowing is the opposite of undemanding. For […]
Lyneham Banks reinstatement: reconnecting communities
About the project Closed following a major landslip in 2022, the B4069 at Lyneham Banks, Wiltshire, was successfully reinstated and future proofed in a high-profile project delivered by the Octavius Highways team. The project restored a major transport route which, prior to the landslip carried more than 5,500 vehicles each weekday. Communities were reconnected and […]
Junction improvement, Hastings, Albert Road
About the project Swift mobilisation, efficient delivery Albert Road is a busy thoroughfare, leading to Hastings’ seafront and a three-way junction with the East Sussex town’s even busier Grand Parade. Work to upgrade the junction was an exemplar of swift mobilisation and efficient delivery. Authorisation to proceed was made on 13 January, with completion necessary […]
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 […]
Wentedge Bridge Pier Replacement: Overcoming phased design challenges
Wentedge Road bridge carries the unclassified Wentedge Road over the dual carriageway A1 to the southeast of Wentbridge village, West Yorkshire. Octavius was awarded the role of principal contractor, on a project to ensure the structure’s integrity and extend the asset’s life, under National Highways’ Scheme Delivery Framework. Adding to the complexity of an already […]
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 […]
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 […]
New housing developments embrace multi-modal connectivity
Octavius projects are key to new homes These contemporary projects are just some of the ways in which Octavius is helping unlock new housing developments: A1331 Link Road Phase One: Unlocks over 9,000 future homes within a planned, infrastructure-first framework Okehampton Interchange: More than 400 new homes built, permitted or identified in the new station’s […]