Earls Court Exhibition Centre site now moves to enabling works that will prepare for the construction of new homes and London’s first new park in decades, reports CAPCO.
The Heavy Lifting Crane – London’s largest crane - is now arriving at Earls Court to carefully lift the portal beams out from over the London Underground lines that run under the former exhibition centre site. This method has been designed to minimise the impact on local residents, to help reduce the carbon footprint of the project and will significantly shorten the project timescales. The crane is 110m high, the same size as the Empress State Building, the tallest building in West London, the length of a football pitch and is more than twice the height of Nelson’s Column.
Speaking about the progress on the site, Gary Yardley, Chief Investment Officer, Capco said:
“Earls Court is the most important regeneration site in London and the last two years have seen significant investment and remarkable progress. The demolition of the exhibition centres is complete and our first residents of Lillie Square can now call Earls Court home. We would like to thank local people for their ongoing support during the works as we bring forward our plans to deliver new homes, jobs and a thriving part of London.
“We now move into a new chapter at Earls Court as the Heavy Lifting Crane is installed to allow the all-important site preparation work to take place. The progress and momentum continues and we look forward to working with our partners Transport for London and other stakeholders to discuss how the Masterplan can grow and evolve in line with London’s needs.”
Source: CAPCO 22.12.2016