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And now the massive concrete construction is ready to be pushed into place along pre-installed guiding supports, after the three tracks above have been temporarily removed.
Using a traditional method of installing a tunnel on the crucial stretch of the line would have meant closing it completely for about a month. But the pre-constructed structure will be installed in just nine days – and means a reduced level of service will be able to operate at the same time.
Paul Rutter, Route Director for Network Rail’s East Coast Route, said: “This is a massive engineering challenge, but it will avoid hundreds of hours of closure on one of the most important lines in the country.
LNER: Works to cause significant disruption to some Cambs rail services this month
The works come as part of a £1.2 billion upgrade of the East Coast Main Line
16:08, 8 JAN 2021
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Major railway works are set to cause significant disruption to some Cambridgeshire rail services later this month.
Sewer diverted beneath Kings Cross tracks as part of £1.2bn East Coast Upgrade
1/3 Workers deliver improvements on £1.2bn East Coast Upgrade
2/3 King s Cross Station
3/3 Removal of the old sewer
A central London sewer was diverted and rebuilt in nine days during major Christmas works on the £1.2bn upgrade of the East Coast Main Line.
As part of the project, the way trains enter and exit King s Cross station is being revamped, meaning major work on a sewer running beneath the tracks.
Teams had to remove all four tracks into the station for the first time in 40 years, dig out Camden Sewer from beneath them, and divert, rebuild and strengthen the sewer. It was also necessary to remove 850t of spoil from the sewer.
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