PASADENA, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--
Jacobs
Engineering Group Inc. (NYSE:JEC) announced today it was awarded a
contract by Network Rail to continue its support for improving rail
links from the Great Western main line to Heathrow Airport in the United
Kingdom (U.K.). The work is a key part of a project to improve
connections to the U.K.’s busiest airport and create a global gateway
for west England.
The proposed rail link enables passengers throughout west England and
beyond to travel directly to Heathrow Airport from Reading and Slough
without having to change at London Paddington. It is expected to ease
congestion on roads, lower carbon dioxide emissions by the equivalent of
30 million passenger road miles per year and provide an economic boost
for businesses in the region.
Jacobs’ contribution to the project is expected to be executed from its
offices in the U.K. over the next 27 months. The project’s financial
contract terms will remain confidential.
Under the terms of the contract, Jacobs is supporting Network Rail’s
development consent order (DCO) submission. The initial project work is
focused on defining a preferred option to take through consultation.
Once a recommendation is agreed upon, Jacobs’ role is to lead the
multi-disciplinary engineering and environmental design component to an
approval-in-principle level of design for the new 3.1 mile tunneled
route. This includes completing the environmental impact assessment to
produce the scheme’s environmental statement, which critically informs
the engineering design, construction strategy and environmental
mitigation program to minimize impact on local residents and the
environment during both construction and operation phases.
Jacobs Senior Vice President Buildings and Infrastructure Bob Duff
stated, “We started supporting Network Rail on its feasibility plans for
this essential rail link in October 2011. Being able to continue our
collaboration in an effort to help Network Rail realize the extensive
social, economic and environmental goals of this important project is
exciting. We are leveraging our experience with the DCO process to
support the delivery of sustainable design and compelling application."
Jacobs has worked with Network Rail and its predecessors for more than
four decades, supporting projects across infrastructure, operations and
asset management. Other U.K. rail projects include Blackfriars Station,
the Thameslink Programme (including KO2 and London Bridge station), the
Edinburgh to Glasgow Improvement Programme and the On Network Works for
Crossrail at Stockley.
Jacobs was also recently appointed as the client-side technical advisors
to the Western Australia Public Transport Authority for the Forrestfield
Airport Rail Link in Perth, Australia.
Jacobs is one of the world’s largest and most diverse providers of
full-spectrum technical, professional and construction services for
industrial, commercial and government organizations globally. The
company employs 60,000 people and operates in more than 30 countries
around the world. For more information, visit www.jacobs.com.
Statements made in this release that are not based on historical fact
are forward-looking statements. We base these forward-looking statements
on management’s current estimates and expectations as well as currently
available competitive, financial and economic data. Forward-looking
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particular the discussions contained under Items 1 - Business, 1A - Risk
Factors, 3 - Legal Proceedings, and 7 - Management's Discussion and
Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations. We do not
undertake to update any forward-looking statements made herein.
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Source: Jacobs Engineering Group Inc.