Byrne Looby Partners contracted as Utility Designers for the Green Line Metro
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A World-Class Safety Record Employee safety is a key concern and the Doha Green Line Underground Project is proud of its world-class safety record to date . During project peaks , there can be up to 4,500 people working on site and yet the project has clocked up an impressive 7.5 million hours major incident free ; no mean feat in a construction environment .
“ We are achieving a very unprecedented record and have been awarded several times for it . This is a big point for us and we are very proud of this ,” says Heilmayer . “ Labour accommodation and welfare is an ongoing
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Byrne Looby Partners contracted as Utility Designers for the Green Line Metro
Byrne Looby Partners was awarded one of the initial contracts for Qatar Rail ’ s Green Line Metro back in early 2014 . The scope of works included the design of both wet and dry utilities to enable the stations to be constructed . The work required close liaison with the design engine engineering team and the utility owners to locate , assess and design appropriate permanent diversions of utilities with tight timescales . These utilities included water , electricity , telecommunications , military and security , police utilities , medical utilities , sewage and storm water .
During the course of our brief Byrne Looby Partners were invited to undertake civil and structural designs to assist the Contractor , Porr / Saudi Bin Laden / HBK ( PBH ), in the design of temporary works to expedite the permanent design . This element of work is ongoing .
As part of the overall project Byrne Looby delivered : Utility diversion concept design to accommodate station construction ( telecoms , HV , MV , LV cables , foul sewerage and storm drainage in diameter from 300mm to 1500mm , TSE )
• Utility diversion detailed design
• Temporary works for main contractor
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• BIM 3D modelling for utility diversion associated with the Station Box Utilities . Byrne Looby are currently undertaking similar utility design work on Line 6 of the Riyadh Metro in the RSA . Byrne Looby Partners was established in 2001 , and is an international engineering service provider , delivering solutions for the water , marine , infrastructure and energy sectors . It is now well established as specialist engineering consultant with particular expertise in geotechnical , civil , structural and water engineering services in Europe and Middle East . Offices locations include Bahrain , Libya , Jeddah , Saudi Arabia , Qatar , Abu Dhabi , Dubai , UK and Ireland .
For more information on Byrne Looby Partners or to view recent projects visit www . blpge . com .
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