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The work we do underpins much of what we expect in the UK: safe, efficient transport networks. Working closely with our customers and our partners, we help keep the trains running and traffic moving on our roads.

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Increased funding and greater autonomy make England’s combined authorities a driving force in the development of regional transport infrastructure.

Expertise in all facets of transport infrastructure, peerless experience in their integration – and alignment with the authorities’ social, environmental and accessibility priorities – makes Octavius an ideal delivery partner

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April 26

Case study

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 challenging project was a staggered design regime. Packages were delivered in separate phases over the project’s lifespan, with additional site surveys a prerequisite for each design package’s completion.

The structure, a two-span reinforced concrete overbridge, was in poor condition. The central reservation pier had extensive areas…

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Wentedge Bridge Pier Replacement: Overcoming phased design challenges
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 ...
Charfield Station New Build: Enabling an attractive alternative to car travel
Charfield Station New Build: Enabling an attractive alternative to car travel
Charfield is among a host of new railway stations nationwide being built by local authorities to meet their transformative regional ...
Okehampton Interchange: Enabling regional growth, at speed
Okehampton Interchange: Enabling regional growth, at speed
Okehampton Interchange is a new-build station, necessary to support local authorities’ regional growth strategies. Octavius is the project’s design ...
DLR lift renewals: Smart sequencing to maintain step-free access
DLR lift renewals: Smart sequencing to maintain step-free access
Smart sequencing has been the key to success for Octavius’ Docklands Light Railway (DLR) lift renewal programme. Throughout the work ...
Public realm creation, Eastbourne, Terminus Road
Public realm creation, Eastbourne, Terminus Road
Flexibility key to success Terminus Road is the principal thoroughfare between Eastbourne town centre and the East Sussex resort’s ...
Junction improvement, Hastings, Albert Road
Junction improvement, Hastings, Albert Road
Swift mobilisation, efficient delivery Albert Road is a busy thoroughfare, leading to Hastings’ seafront and a three-way junction with the ...
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Wentedge Bridge Pier Replacement: Overcoming phased design challenges
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 ...
Charfield Station New Build: Enabling an attractive alternative to car travel
Charfield Station New Build: Enabling an attractive alternative to car travel
Charfield is among a host of new railway stations nationwide being built by local authorities to meet their transformative regional ...
Okehampton Interchange: Enabling regional growth, at speed
Okehampton Interchange: Enabling regional growth, at speed
Okehampton Interchange is a new-build station, necessary to support local authorities’ regional growth strategies. Octavius is the project’s design ...
DLR lift renewals: Smart sequencing to maintain step-free access
DLR lift renewals: Smart sequencing to maintain step-free access
Smart sequencing has been the key to success for Octavius’ Docklands Light Railway (DLR) lift renewal programme. Throughout the work ...
Public realm creation, Eastbourne, Terminus Road
Public realm creation, Eastbourne, Terminus Road
Flexibility key to success Terminus Road is the principal thoroughfare between Eastbourne town centre and the East Sussex resort’s ...
Junction improvement, Hastings, Albert Road
Junction improvement, Hastings, Albert Road
Swift mobilisation, efficient delivery Albert Road is a busy thoroughfare, leading to Hastings’ seafront and a three-way junction with the ...
Barnes Access for All: Established solution, site-specific challenges
Barnes Access for All: Established solution, site-specific challenges
Octavius completed the project to make Barnes Station accessible to all users in 2025. The work followed the proven Access for ...
Lyneham Banks reinstatement: reconnecting communities
Lyneham Banks reinstatement: reconnecting communities
Closed following a major landslip in 2022, the B4069 at Lyneham Banks, Wiltshire, was successfully reinstated and future proofed in a ...
March public realm: All about community and collaboration
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 ...
Motspur Park Access for All: More than an AfA
Motspur Park Access for All: More than an AfA
It’s not only people with mobility challenges, buggies and heavy luggage who benefit from Motspur Park Station’s Access ...
Stoneleigh Access for All: The same but different
Stoneleigh Access for All: The same but different
Stoneleigh – in Epsom, southwest London – is one of Surrey’s busiest stations. Stoneleigh Access for All (AfA) made the bustling ...
Lifesciences campus requires space efficient parking to meet company expansion
Lifesciences campus requires space efficient parking to meet company expansion
Objective: For many businesses, both public and private, surface level car parks occupy valuable land and struggle to meet parking ...
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"As part of a value engineering exercise, Octavius proposed the opportunity to deliver an uncovered footbridge structure, to make the project more affordable in the face of increasing material costs and affordability challenges. Octavius and design partner Arcadis produced a proposal that was better value for money and saved on embodied carbon. These benefits helped Network Rail and the DfT make an informed decision on the derogation application and proceed with this solution betterment."
Becky Gray, Project Manager
Network Rail
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Swindon Borough Council
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Network Rail
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