Wolverhampton Interchange Partnership has announced the name of the preferred contractor to deliver a new multi-million pound city railway station. Plans to demolish the existing station building and replace it with a new one were approved in November. Galliford Try - one of the UK’s leading construction groups and responsible for putting the retractable roof on Wimbledon Centre Court - has been appointed.
They are now undertaking pre-construction services on this phase of the £132 million Interchange project. In the West Midlands, Galliford Try has built the Birmingham Dental Hospital, Resorts World at the NEC, and Hotel La Tour. They are currently on site building the Conservatoire at Birmingham City University and the new HSBC headquarters at Arena Central.
Elsewhere in the UK, they are also constructing the Forth Road Bridge replacement crossing – the biggest infrastructure project in Scotland. The works at City of Wolverhampton Railway Station come hot on the heels of the opening of the extended and refurbished multi-storey car park and new station access via Corn Hill last month. City of Wolverhampton Council Cabinet Member for City Economy, Councillor John Reynolds, said: “2017 is set to be a big year for the Interchange project.
“Enabling works are starting on the railway station building and the people of Wolverhampton can look forward to seeing the emergence of a station befitting of their city. “There is £3.7 billion of investment currently on site or in the pipeline across Wolverhampton. As part of this regeneration it is crucial visitors to our city get the best first impression possible and their travel experience is enhanced - this new state-of-the-art station will deliver that.”
The new station building is expected to be completed in early 2019.
