Transportation & Rail

Our teams integrate transportation engineering experience, practical thinking and modern technology to produce innovative and cost-effective infrastructure designs tailored to client and project needs. This, alongside proven capability in geotechnical and geo-environmental design and a deep understanding of engineering assurance requirements across safety critical industries, makes it is easy to see why Alan Wood & Partners is one of the most trusted engineering practices working in the transportation industry today.

As well as cutting-edge engineering solutions, our experienced staff are industry approved and knowledgeable on transport related design standards and approval processes, including:

• Network Rail Design Standards and Engineering Assurance Standard NR/L2/CIV/003 (Engineering and Architectural Assurance of Building and  Civil Engineering Works)
• Design Manual for Roads and Bridges (DMRB) standards
• Technical Approval Authority (TAA) role and technical support
• Contractor’s Engineering Manager (CEM) and Contractor’s Responsible Engineer (CRE) roles

This allows us to provide engineering design services and project management on numerous transportation schemes, including:

• Major highway upgrade schemes, including lining and signing
• Station upgrades, including platform extensions
• Depot upgrades, including stabling facilities and CET facilities
• Track-bed and track drainage assessment and design
• Level crossing replacement design
• Access for All schemes (AfA’s), renewals and level crossing replacement schemes
• Basic Asset Protection Agreements (BAPA’s)
• Temporary Works designs