Tavy Bridge, Thamesmead

A typical product of the 1960s, Tavy Bridge is an outworn public housing development with its existing homes and local community facilities in poor condition and much redundant open space. It is a particularly demanding urban regeneration project.

Transforming this environment into an attractive and viable setting for the community calls for a bold approach which involves a total redevelopment of the site, to be phased over a 10-year construction period, trebling the number of homes to 930 and delivering a new health centre, library and offices. Engineering challenges include the mitigation of flood risk and the efficient phasing of services.

We are providing the development team with traffic, transportation, highways and services advice for the project, followed by detailed design, as well as contributing to the environmental statement.

Central to the successful regeneration of Tavy Bridge is very close and ongoing consultation with the existing residents and local authority partners to ensure continuity of services and to minimise disruption as construction proceeds. This community focus is reflected in our own responsive engineering approach.