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Balfour Beatty awarded £115 million King's Cross Northern Ticket Hall Project

Mobilisation for the new below ground ticket hall has already commenced and construction will start in summer this year. Completion will allow the Underground station to handle an anticipated 92,000 passengers during the daily morning peak by 2011. The works will be undertaken without impeding the station’s 80 million annual passengers. Partial completion of the works in 2008 will allow access for Network Rail to proceed with redevelopment of the mainline station. Works at both the Underground and mainline station will be completed in good time for the 2012 Olympics.

Ian Tyler, Balfour Beatty Chief Executive, commenting on the award today, said:

“We are very pleased to have been awarded the contract for delivery of this key London and Olympic infrastructure. Three Balfour Beatty Group companies will be involved in providing an integrated solution to London Underground’s needs.”

The scope of the work is predominantly below ground and comprises the construction of the Northern Ticket Hall adjacent to King’s Cross main railway station. It includes construction and fitout of a three-storey concrete box which will provide improved access to the Northern, Piccadilly and Victoria lines via banks of new escalators and Mobility Impaired Person (MIP) lifts. Fitout works include both architectural finishes and the installation of a full range of building services.

Balfour Beatty Civil Engineering is leading the integrated team that includes Balfour Kilpatrick undertaking the mechanical and electrical works. The team will also be supported by Stent, the Balfour Beatty ground improvement contractor.

Enquiries to:

Tim Sharp
Tel: 020 7216 6884

www.balfourbeatty.com

Notes to Editors

1. Balfour Beatty Civil Engineering delivers engineering solutions for minor works through to major infrastructure projects. It offers a wide variety of services to customers ranging from construction-only works to complex asset-based, service-driven solutions.
2. Balfour Kilpatrick is an engineering services organisation operating within the multi-services and power systems sector of the electrical and mechanical construction industry. Expertise covers electrical, mechanical, instrumentation and building services.
3. Stent Foundations is one of the UK’s leading piling and ground engineering contractors with a broad geotechnical base.
4. Balfour Beatty is a world-class engineering, construction and services group, well positioned in infrastructure markets which offer significant long-term growth potential. Its partnerships with public and private customers generate secure, sustainable income. Its financial position, with significant net cash and with strong operating cash flows, offers continuing flexibility to add additional capacity and expertise to the business mix and to make appropriate investments in PPP and other long-term growth opportunities.