Construction specialist Winvic has won a £107.5 million contract to start the main infrastructure works at the SEGRO Logistics Park Northampton Gateway.
In addition to delivering road and rail improvements, the warehouse park – off Junction 15 of the M1 – will eventually create around 7,500 jobs, with around 120 during the infrastructure construction phase.
Winvic has been involved in a similar scheme for SEGRO at the East Midlands Gateway logistics park near Castle Donington on the Leicestershire/Derbyshire border.
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The Northants scheme – designated a Nationally Significant Infrastructure Project – sits on a 450-acre site and, when complete, will have 5 million sq ft of industrial facilities and a Strategic Rail Freight Interchange capable of capable of handling 16, 2,500ft trains a day.
Winvic said improvements to the road network will include upgrades to Junctions 15 and 15a on the M1, a new bridge over the West Coast Mainline, a bypass around the village of Roade, improvements to the A45 and safer junctions along the A508.
Those changes will be delivered by Winvic in partnership with Highways England, Network Rail and local councils.
Winvic will also undertake an extensive landscaping programme with more than 80 acres of parkland and grassland to help mitigate the impact of the site, along with around 11 miles of footpaths and cycleways, 12 miles of hedgerows, and 60,000 new trees.
The first plots are scheduled to be ready for building construction to start in late 2021 and the infrastructure work is anticipated to be completed by the end of 2023.
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Winvic’s contract for the infrastructure works is valued at £107.5 million.
Since the summer, Winvic has been carrying enabling works for SEGRO, including ecology, archaeology and geotechnical site investigations.
Activities beginning in January include:
– Demolition of existing unsafe buildings and removal of vegetation
– Ecological improvements, including relocating badger setts
– Exploratory service digging and service diversions
– The start of initial earthworks at Junction 15 of the M1
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– Earthworks and water management operations for the industrial unit areas
Rob Cook, civils and infrastructure director at Winvic, said: “SEGRO is a long-standing client of ours so we’re delighted to have won the SEGRO Logistics Park Northampton Gateway contract.
“Our partnership is a proven success on similar large-scale schemes – such as SEGRO Logistics Park East Midlands Gateway – and Winvic is therefore no stranger to delivering Strategic Rail Freight schemes and managing cross-agency liaison – such as coordinating with local authorities and Highways England to mitigate disruption.
“Apart from this being a significant and exciting project, it’s fantastic be working in the town where our head office is located and to be able to deliver a substantial local employment skills programme with SEGRO.
“The enabling works we have managed to date have been delivered to schedule and the team is now very much looking forward to the 2021 main infrastructure phase on the 450-acre Nationally Significant Infrastructure Project.”
Andrew Pilsworth, SEGRO’s managing director for national logistics, said: “The start of construction at SEGRO Logistics Park Northampton Gateway is an exciting and positive milestone.
“Now more than ever we are witnessing the vital role logistics is playing in supporting the 海角视频 economy and it’s clear that businesses need well located, sustainable facilities from which they can meet their customers’ demands.
“SEGRO Park Northampton Gateway is perfectly located with easy access to key road networks and with the new rail links and Strategic Rail Freight Interchange, will present great opportunities for businesses to flourish.”