Terminal 5, Rail Project
Location: Heathrow Airport, London, England
Client: BAA Terminal 5
Value: £26,800,000 (Awarded)
Construction Period: 36 Months
Year Completed: 2008
Contract Arrangement: Joint Venture with Balfour Beatty Rail Projects. Electrical and mechanical services comprising: Systems design, installation and commissioning to the Heathrow Express and Piccadilly Line rail tunnel extensions to Terminal 5, the Rail T5 Rail Station and the Track Transit System (TTS) between the terminals.
The T5 team are responsible for the M&E delivery of key elements of the T5 infrastructure.
Rail Station (M&E c.£25 million)
The 6 platform Station positioned directly below T5 is the main passenger interchange for Heathrow Express and Piccadilly line rail passenger arriving or departing T5. We were responsible for the design, supply, installation and testing/commissioning of the building services. As part of BAA’s design aspirations for T5 our design team have realised 50% modularisation of the M&E services.
Rail Systems (M&E c.£40 millon)
Rail Systems encompasses the E&M fit out of 2 x twin bored tunnels (total length 6.5km), cut/cover sections, cross passages, shafts and the tunnel ventilation system. We were responsible for the design, supply, installation and testing/commissioning of the M&E infrastructure, ventilation system and building services.
Track Transit System TTS (M&E c.£26 million)
The track transit system is the Automated People Mover (APM) which will operate between the T5 main terminal building and the 2 satellite buildings. We were responsible for the design, supply, installation and testing/commissioning of the building services to the stations, tunnels, and passenger walkways maintenance facilities and the tunnel ventilation system.