Costain has been awarded the Crossrail North East Spur contract by Network Rail to deliver the infrastructure and stations between Stratford in east London and Shenfield in Essex.

The contract, which is worth an initial £150m to Costain, commences immediately with design and professional services work, in collaboration with Network Rail, to develop detailed plans for the multi-disciplinary project.

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Work includes the design and build of major station improvements at Romford and Ilford; other station improvements include Forest Gate, Goodmayes, Harold Wood, Gidea Park, Chadwell Heath and Brentwood. The main works will take place between late 2014 and 2017.

Major infrastructure improvements will also include upgrading the tracks and overhead electrification equipment as well as extra train stabling capacity and turnback facilities.

Crossrail will deliver significant benefits to passengers in east London and Essex including new trains, upgraded stations and quicker journeys.

(CD/JP)