MONTREAL, March 12,
2024 /CNW/ - AtkinsRéalis [SNC-Lavalin Group Inc.]
(TSX: ATRL), a fully integrated professional services and project
management company with offices around the world, has been
appointed by Translink - Northern
Ireland's main public transport operator - to provide design
and construction management on its rail network's signalling and
telecommunications.
AtkinsRéalis is one of two suppliers to win a place on a
competitive framework, which has a total estimated value of £150
million - £250 million and will run until 2029, with the option to
extend by a further 36 months.
Translink operates passenger rail and bus services in
Northern Ireland. Its rail network
covers around 300 miles of track which facilitate almost 13 million
passenger journeys annually.1 Under the
framework, AtkinsRéalis will perform multidisciplinary design,
construction and commissioning works on a wide range of projects to
renew and refurbish Translink's signalling and telecommunications
infrastructure, including lineside signalling assets, level
crossings, and control and interlocking systems.
"Robust signalling and telecommunication systems are important
foundations of any rail network, with modern systems underpinning
the ability of rail to provide sustainable connectivity," said
Ian L. Edwards, President and Chief
Executive Officer, AtkinsRéalis. "This appointment is recognition
of our significant expertise in delivering major re-signalling
programs and our ability to deploy digital solutions to improve
resilience and reliability."
With an office in Belfast,
AtkinsRéalis has worked closely with Translink in the past to
provide design and consultancy services to assess, repair and
maintain its rail network, as well as support with the delivery of
the world-class Belfast Grand Central Station transportation
hub.
"Our rail business is delivering several high-profile programs
across the UK and Ireland to embed
industry-leading digital innovation and modernize the networks,"
said Richard Robinson, President,
United Kingdom and Ireland, AtkinsRéalis. "We will build on this
work to strengthen Translink's network by leveraging our experience
with legacy systems as well as introducing digital innovation,
helping to better connect the people of Northern Ireland."
Other UK rail projects AtkinsRéalis is delivering include a
re-signalling scheme south-east of London, currently in its final phase, and its
role as Railway Systems Integration Partner for the East Coast
Digital Program, the UK's first intercity digital railway.
Additionally, AtkinsRéalis has designed a state-of-the-art
signalling test facility in England, and its Advanced Signalling Method
(ASM) was the first systems integration product of its kind to gain
formal product approval from the UK's Network Rail.
AtkinsRéalis has also been contracted by Transport
Infrastructure Ireland to deliver the detailed design for the
Advance Works program for Dublin's
MetroLink Project, a high capacity, high-frequency metro railway
and integrated public transport network.
About
AtkinsRéalis
Created by the integration of long-standing organizations
dating back to 1911, AtkinsRéalis is a world-leading professional
services and project management company dedicated to engineering a
better future for our planet and its people. We create sustainable
solutions that connect people, data and technology to transform the
world's infrastructure and energy systems. We deploy global
capabilities locally to our clients and deliver unique end-to-end
services across the whole life cycle of an asset including
consulting, advisory & environmental services, intelligent
networks & cybersecurity, design & engineering,
procurement, project & construction management, operations
& maintenance, decommissioning and capital. The breadth and
depth of our capabilities are delivered to clients in strategic
sectors such as Engineering Services in key regions (Canada, the United
States, the United Kingdom,
as well as Asia, the Middle East and Australia), Nuclear and Capital. News and
information are available at
www.atkinsrealis.com or follow us on
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1
Source: Public Transport Statistics Northern Ireland 2022-23,
https://datavis.nisra.gov.uk/infrastructure/public-transport-statistics-northern-ireland-2223.html.
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