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2012 Excellence in Infrastructure
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Atkins & Skanska Balfour Beatty Joint Venture
M25 DBFO, Junction 29-30, Section 4C
Greater London, England
The M25 Design-Build-Finance-Operate (DBFO) project was awarded to Connect
Plus—a consortium of Skanska, Balfour Beatty, Atkins, and Egis Road Operation
UK—to widen sections of the M25 highway circling London and to operate and
maintain the road for 30 years. The northeastern quadrant of the M25 has involved
widening 17 miles of the motorway between junctions 27 to 30, with the last section
of the project featuring a complicated railway crossing.
The design-build joint venture of Atkins,
Skanska, and Balfour Beatty used
AutoCAD ® , AutoCAD ® Civil 3D ® ,
Autodesk ® Navisworks ® Manage, and
Autodesk ® Navisworks ® Freedom software
to help meet an aggressive design-build
schedule.The team used design information
combined with existing drawings and
laser-scanned data of existing conditions
including structures, utilities, and topography
to create more accurate, integrated 3D
project models. These multi-discipline
models were used during design and
construction for communication, clash
detection, visualization, design review,
and planning. In addition, the models
helped project stakeholders and the
general public better understand the
project before construction. The models
were also linked with the project’s
document management system and
helped on site engineering and
construction personnel visualize up-todate
project information when assessing
how best to perform construction tasks.
Thank you and Congratulations!
2012 Excellence in Infrastructure