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News from SEGRO Logistics Park Radlett
The first major construction milestone at SEGRO Logistics Park Radlett was delivered successfully during the Christmas 2024 period with the installation of a vital underbridge beneath the Midland Main Line.
The new underbridge, installed over five days while the railway between London St Pancras and Bedford was already closed to replace a bridge in Camden and to upgrade overhead electric lines along the route, will allow the future rail freight terminal to connect directly to the national rail network.
The process involved cutting out a 60m section of track and removing approximately 12,500 m3 of material from the 19th century rail embankment, using hydraulic jacks to slide a 6,000-tonne pre-cast concrete structure into place at approximately four metres per hour, then re-filling the earth around the concrete structure and reinstating the track.
While this milestone is relatively small in the context of the wider development, it is vital to ensuring that the freight terminal will be capable of operating by the time the first building has been constructed and reinforces our commitment to rail freight being at the heart of this development.