New Tyne Crossing

Project description

For many years serious congestion occurred at peak times on the A19 trunk road at its crossing under the river Tyne east of Newcastle. The bottleneck occurred in the 2 lane bi-directional Tyne Tunnel which was constructed as a bored tunnel (diameter 10.2 m and consisting of cast-iron segments) in the sixties of last century. In the reference design the existing tunnel will carry the northbound traffic (2 lanes), whereas the new tunnel carries the southbound traffic (2 lanes).

Scope of work

(through mother company Royal Haskoning)
Civil & Structural:

  • Reference Design of the immersed tunnel and tunnel approaches
  • Preparation of the Tender documents and Technical Specifications
  • Review critical items Detailed Design prepared by PPP Consortium

Dredging:

  • Design of the dredged trench and associated hydrological and environmental studies
  • Preparation of the Tender documents and Technical Specifications
  • Review of the Detailed Design prepared by the PPP Consortium

M&E works:

  • Reference Design for the tunnel
  • Preparation of the Tender documents and Technical Specifications
  • Review critical items Detailed Design prepared by PPP Consortium
Specification sheet 2 page(s) - 96 kB

Client

Tyne & Wear Integrated Transport Authority

In co-operation with

Not applicable

Type of project

Immersed Tunnels

Country

United Kingdom

Location

Newcastle

Project duration

November 1999 – March 2011

Project phase

Project Definition - Project Execution

Construction cost

EUR 176.000.000 (excl. VAT)

Consultancy fee

EUR 1.200.000 (excl. VAT) – (Royal Haskoning/TEC fee)