{"id":111303,"date":"2022-05-27T07:13:29","date_gmt":"2022-05-27T06:13:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pbctoday.co.uk\/news\/?p=111303"},"modified":"2022-05-27T17:03:36","modified_gmt":"2022-05-27T16:03:36","slug":"balfour-beatty-london-underground-contract","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pbctoday.co.uk\/news\/planning-construction-news\/balfour-beatty-london-underground-contract\/111303\/","title":{"rendered":"Balfour Beatty secures \u00a350m London Underground contract"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2><a href=\"https:\/\/www.balfourbeatty.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Balfour Beatty<\/a> has announced that it has secured a \u00a350m London Underground contract to deliver essential upgrade works to the Piccadilly line<\/h2>\n<p>The<a href=\"https:\/\/www.pbctoday.co.uk\/news\/planning-construction-news\/elizabeth-line-crossrail-london-opens\/111189\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"> London Underground<\/a> contract is the first of several packages to be let under the new \u2018London Underground High Voltage (HV) Power framework\u2019, which <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pbctoday.co.uk\/news\/health-safety-news\/balfour-beatty-and-ford-launch-new-suicide-prevention-campaign\/111263\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Balfour Beatty<\/a> was appointed to earlier this year.<\/p>\n<p>The framework will run for a period of six years, with a potential to extend by a further two years.<\/p>\n<p>Balfour Beatty will be responsible for the design, supply and installation of new assets along the Piccadilly line to support the increase in \u2018Traction Power\u2019 required to run the next generation of trains which will be introduced from 2025.<\/p>\n<p>Once completed, the new scheme will\u00a0support a 23 per cent increase in capacity on the Piccadilly line at the busiest times, with new, longer trains scheduled every 135 seconds from 2027.<\/p>\n<p>The London Underground contract will\u00a0include the renewal and replacement of aging assets such as High Voltage and Low Voltage Switchboards, along with new HV Cables at several substations across the Piccadilly line including Cockfosters, Hyde Park Corner, Northfields, Sudbury Hill and Leicester Square.<\/p>\n<h3>The programme will transform travel for thousands of passengers each day<\/h3>\n<p>Matthew Steele, managing director of Balfour Beatty\u2019s Rail &amp; Utilities business, commented: \u201cThis latest contract award is a significant achievement, building on our 19-year relationship with London Underground. 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