Vinci wins £60m Nottingham Hub contract
One of the companies behind the Tramlink Nottingham consortium has won the contract to redevelop Nottingham train station, Insider has been told. Network Rail confirmed developer Vinci Construction has been appointed to complete the £60m upgrade of the station.
Vinci is currently building a new 950-space car park adjacent to the station, which marks the first stage of the redevelopment.
The Nottingham Hub scheme was thrown into uncertainty last year when the East Midlands Development Agency (Emda) – one of its main financial backers – was told to trim £24m from its budget.
Network Rail stepped in to provide £41m towards the project, whilst the city council has contributed £14.8m.
Emda confirmed it will now provide £2.1m, East Midlands Trains £1.6m and £500,000 will come from the Rail Heritage Trust.
The Nottingham Hub contract is one of several major deals won by Vinci in the East Midlands over the last year.
Last August it was awarded a contract by UPP to design and construct 727 new student residences for Nottingham Trent University. The firm is also part of the Tramlink Nottingham consortium which was chosen as the preferred bidder for the council's NET Phase Two tram project.
Work on Nottingham station’s Victorian exterior is due to start late next year, with future works to the main station buildings including the construction of a new ticket office, waiting rooms, shops and cafes.
A new concourse will also be built to give passengers better interchange with lines two and three of the tram extension proposals (NET Phase Two).
Councillor Jane Urqhuart, Nottingham City Council’s portfolio holder for transport and area working, told Insider: "These are very exciting times for Nottingham as we can now see the first phase of the railway station redevelopment taking shape.
"In the next few years Nottingham will boast a state of the art transport interchange linking train with tram. This development will also boost the regeneration of this area of the city."
All the works are scheduled to be complete by the end of 2014.
