Network Rail has announced that Osborne will deliver the £7 million signalling enabling works for Crossrail’s western section.
The contract with Osborne includes design and construction of infrastructure to support the projects new signalling system.
Work to be carried out on the 17-mile section from West Drayton to Maidenhead will include installation of concrete bases for signalling equipment and buildings, renewal of concrete cable troughs and works such as site clearance, fencing, steps, guardrails and safety barriers
Jorge Mendonca, Crossrail programme director at Network Rail, said: “My team’s role is to transform the surface railway to make Crossrail a success. The work Osborne is doing is an important piece of this complex jigsaw.”
The section of the western main line will eventual serve passengers travelling between central London and Heathrow when Crossrail opens in 2018.
Dave Hooper, executive director of Osborne, said: “These works will play an important role in improving the rail experience for the millions of passengers who travel on this stretch of track each year. We have a 25 year track record of delivering high profile rail projects whilst maintaining the operational railway, and will be using high street environment working best practice and innovative construction techniques to deliver these works as efficiently as possible while remaining focused on the safety and operation of the railway.
The work is set to be completed in phases with the final phase finishing in spring 2013.
