Project Update News

TfL unveils the completed upgrade of Bond Street Tube station, a key West End location and one of the busiest stations in central London. Dr. Sauer & Partners’ involvement spanned seven years from the initial concept design through to construction support services for one of the most complex sprayed concrete lining (SCL) tunnel design projects undertaken by London Underground.

The construction of Chinatown Station in San Francisco, is underway following the Sequential Excavation Method (SEM). 

Construction is progressing at Bank Station Capacity Upgrade and Dr. Sauer & Partners is proud to be an integral part of this ambitious project. Our site team is providing design support services 24/7 and is excited about the excellent progress made so far in tunnel construction.

The Tel Aviv Metropolitan Area is the most populated region of Israel and is home to nearly 3.6 million people, equating to 43% of the national population.  Rapid growth in population and the subsequent side-effects has had a negative impact on the traffic situation leading to congestion and reduced mobility.

The construction of Chinatown Station is underway following the Sequential Excavation Method (SEM). The SEM structures are being constructed in bedrock of the Franciscan Complex (sandstone, shale and melange) and the Colma Formation (dense sand with interbedded stiff clay).

Bank Station Capacity Upgrade has now reached the point everyone has been working for – construction of the shaft and tunnel works using sprayed concrete lining (SCL).

As part of the design team selected by Transport for London to progress the design for the Holborn Station Capacity Upgrade, Dr. Sauer & Partners completed the Feasibility and Pre-Concept Study in early 2015.

Construction works for San Francisco’s Central Subway Project to create a modern light rail line has been under way since 2013. Dr. Sauer & Partners forms part of the SEM (Sequential Excavation Method) construction works for the Chinatown station which started in May this year.

As part of the Bank Station Capacity Upgrade (BSCU) Project Dr Sauer & Partners has been appointed to carry out the assessment of ground movements induced by the excavation of new underground works on the existing LU civil assets, tracks and lifts & escalators.

Since our update in October last year, the works for the Confederation line in Ottawa have moved on significantly. The project is on schedule for 2018 and apparently, unless you are living directly on top of it, the activity below ground could go unnoticed.