Work Coordination on the London Power Tunnels 2 Project with a Common Data Environment
The city of London provides power to its population with a widespread electrical grid, but ongoing maintenance to the web of suspended cabling causes frequent disruptions to urban life. National Grid, a multinational electricity and gas utility company and key electrical provider for London, determined that moving the cabling belowground would significantly reduce the impact of maintenance on residents. Since creating underground power tunnels requires a significant amount of time and effort, National Grid broke up the project into two phases.
32.5 km Long Tunnel for Power Supply
The first phase, which moved the northern portion of London’s power grid underground, was initiated in 2011 and finished in 2018; the investment costs amounted to approximately 1.1 billion euros. The second phase of this effort, known as London Power Tunnels 2, will establish a 32.5-kilometer tunnel in London that crosses two rivers and 15 railways at a cost of around 1.5 billion euros.
National Grid partnered with Mott MacDonald, a global engineering, management, and development firm, to determine how to build this complex project. To avoid clashes with...
