Thursday 5th January 2012

Contract to ship excavated material to Wallasea Island

Crossrail has now awarded the contract to ship excavated material from Crossrail’s construction to Wallasea Island, Essex to create a new RSPB nature reserve.

This exciting project aims to combat threats from climate change and coastal flooding by recreating a wetland landscape. It will also help to compensate for the loss of similar tidal habitats elsewhere in England due to rising sea levels. Crossrail will provide around 4.5 million tonnes of excavated material to RSPB generated from the construction of tunnels, shafts and stations.

The contract has recently been awarded to a joint venture comprising BAM Nuttall Limited / Van Oord UK Ltd.