Achieving more for less at Canary Wharf Crossrail station, London

Innovative thinking and willingness to break with the norm were two of the main ingredients to successful delivery of the first Crossrail station at Canary Wharf in London. For example, minimising the environmental impact of construction activities in an urban environment led to the use of an innovative silent piling technique, which in turn led to significant cost savings and cut a year off the programme. In addition, a flexible approach to design development allowed continuous improvements in layout to be made to generate further cost and programme savings, with additional savings arising during construction through adoption of the observational method.