Hemiko appointed KGJ Price Railway Contractors to install two separate service crossings beneath operational dockside rail lines to enable district heating pipework and electrical duct routes as part of the Cardiff Heat Network.
The works sit within a live industrial port operated by ABP, with rail movements and third-party operations in proximity.
The scope required full engineering management to Network Rail standards, including design assurance, track temporary works, excavation and installation of duct banks, track reinstatement, site set-up/security, and multi-party coordination (Hemiko, ABP, GGP Consult as designers, and HVSS for electric ducts).
The project supported critical enabling ducts for Hemiko’s Cardiff Heat Network by creating two compliant, durable UTX routes beneath operational rail within the Cardiff Docks estate.
Despite the complex environment (dockside operations, live rail interfaces, service uncertainty), the works have been safely planned, executed to programme, and assured through Network Rail-aligned processes and ABP site control requirements.
Robert Hughes, Hemiko’s Senior Project Manager, said:
“KGJ Price delivered a tightly controlled programme in a complex dockside rail environment, coordinating design, track works and utilities to the standards our scheme demands. Their planning, communication and on-site execution gave us confidence throughout.”
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