The Olympic Park powerlines project has been awarded the Project of the Year award by the Association for Project Management.
The APM called it a 'groundbreaking project' and presented the award in recognition of the highly complex and challenging powerlines work being delivered to an unprecedented timetable and within budget.
The £250m powerlines project saw the construction of two 6 kilometre tunnels built beneath the Olympic Park, enabling the power needed for the London 2012 Games and legacy developments to be carried underground. The construction of the underground tunnels enabled 52 overhead electricity pylons to be removed from the Olympic Park skyline, unlocking the landscape for the construction of venues and infrastructure.
The powerlines project began in 2005 ahead of London's successful bid to host the 2012 Games, and was completed in December 2008 when the last overhead pylon in the Olympic Park was removed. The powerlines work saw one of the most complex tunnelling projects in Europe, being delivered in half the time of the industry norm, on budget and with an impressive health and safety record.
ODA Chairman, John Armitt said: "The powerlines project delivered the first real legacy from the Games by unlocking the Olympic Park landscape for long-term regeneration, allowing the skyline of east London to be permanently transformed.
"This was a complex and hugely challenging project delivered on budget and to an unprecedented timetable. This award is recognition of the considerable achievement of the powerlines team, our contractors and other partners.
"The careful planning, collaborative working and innovation used in this project have set a benchmark for world-class delivery, not only for the wider Olympic Park construction projects, but for the whole industry to follow."
The APM called it a 'groundbreaking project' and presented the award in recognition of the highly complex and challenging powerlines work being delivered to an unprecedented timetable and within budget.
The £250m powerlines project saw the construction of two 6 kilometre tunnels built beneath the Olympic Park, enabling the power needed for the London 2012 Games and legacy developments to be carried underground. The construction of the underground tunnels enabled 52 overhead electricity pylons to be removed from the Olympic Park skyline, unlocking the landscape for the construction of venues and infrastructure.
The powerlines project began in 2005 ahead of London's successful bid to host the 2012 Games, and was completed in December 2008 when the last overhead pylon in the Olympic Park was removed. The powerlines work saw one of the most complex tunnelling projects in Europe, being delivered in half the time of the industry norm, on budget and with an impressive health and safety record.
ODA Chairman, John Armitt said: "The powerlines project delivered the first real legacy from the Games by unlocking the Olympic Park landscape for long-term regeneration, allowing the skyline of east London to be permanently transformed.
"This was a complex and hugely challenging project delivered on budget and to an unprecedented timetable. This award is recognition of the considerable achievement of the powerlines team, our contractors and other partners.
"The careful planning, collaborative working and innovation used in this project have set a benchmark for world-class delivery, not only for the wider Olympic Park construction projects, but for the whole industry to follow."
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