Balfour Beatty has scooped a £70 million contract to fit-out Crossrail's Woolwich station.

The contract also covers the fit-out of the two portals at North Woolwich and Plumstead at either end of the Thames Tunnel where Crossrail trains will surface.

Work will begin later this month and the new station will open in 2018.

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The contract also includes commitments to provide apprenticeships and job opportunities for Londoners. Balfour Beatty will be required to create around 18 apprenticeships and new job start roles for people who are long-term unemployed or who have been out of education or training for six months or more. It is a requirement that all of the new job starts be taken up by people living within Greater London or one mile of the Crossrail route.

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