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News Release from: Turner & Townsend | Subject: Project Director to Birmingham Gateway Project
Edited by the Buildingtalk Editorial Team on 11 July 2006

Birmingham CC appoint Turner and
Townsend

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Birmingham City Council appoint Turner and Townsend as Project Director to the Birmingham Gateway Project.

Birmingham City Council has appointed construction and management consultant Turner and Townsend as Project Director Birmingham Gateway Project which will oversee the revamp of Birmingham New Street station The scheme will see station pedestrian capacity substantially increased to meet long term passenger demand and will encompass a complete redevelopment of the station concourse and platforms

The internal lay out will be radically improved with airport-style entrances and waiting lounges.

Pedestrian access to areas at the periphery of the station will be facilitated to promote commercial and retail development and regeneration of The Pallasades and beyond.

Rob Flavell, Director of Turner and Townsend and Project Director on the new Birmingham Gateway project, said: "We are delighted to work once again with Birmingham City Council on such a prestigious city centre regeneration project which has far reaching national implications for Birmingham as the UK's second city".

As well as being a vast improvement to the daily journey of the growing number of rail commuters, Birmingham New Street will become a landmark gateway to the city at the heart of the national rail network.

Councillor Mike Whitby, Leader Birmingham City Council says: "As Chair of the steering group overseeing the Birmingham Gateway project I am pleased that the City Council has made this appointment".

"As the project moves from design development through to procurement and implementation, it is essential that we ensure appropriate project management skills are secured to realise this key project for both the City and the West Midlands as a whole.".

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