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Public exhibitions have taken place at Park Street Village Hall and Caledon Community Centre, London Colney during January to share information about SEGRO Logistics Park Radlett. Local residents, councillors and business owners attended over several days to learn more about the project and raise any questions they had with SEGRO representatives. We were pleased with the high level of engagement from the local community and to answer questions about the scheme and how it will be delivered. It was also a good opportunity to talk through common misconceptions and understand concerns that we can monitor and address going forward. 

During the exhibition, we discussed a number of topics, including the construction schedule and what local people can expect during the works, how we will manage local roads and traffic during the construction phase and what the operation of a typical Strategic Rail Freight Interchange looks like. Additionally, we were happy to share details of our plans to invest in local initiatives as part of our wider community investment programme. 

Following the exhibition, we will update the Q&A section of the website so everyone can see the responses to the key questions asked, and our Community Liaison Officer will continue to be available to liaise with members of the community on individual matters. Furthermore, the established Community Liaison Group, which is made up of representatives from Residents’ Associations, Parish Councils, District and County Councils from the surrounding communities, meets regularly to discuss the scheme.

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.