London 2012 and Thames Gateway

The 2012 Olympics project, which is centred around East London has already benefited heavily from the use of stabilisation techniques to achieve its' stated aim of minimal environmental impact.

Olympics Park developments which have or will be using stabilisation: Athletes Village, International Broadcasting Centre

The south east has a history of successful stabilisation projects, including the Channel Tunnel Rail Link (CTRL). The CTRL Stratford International Station will be one of the three gateway stations to the Olympic Park. This project used stabilisation techniques to massively reduce site arisings.

The soils of the south east and the Thames Gateway are particularly receptive to stabilisation, due to their clay composition.

Stabilisation offers a range of benefits, which are summarised below (see our Benefits pages for further information):

Reduced Environmental Impact
- Less vehicle movements
- Less waste exported to landfill
- Less virgin aggregate imported to site

Safer Roads

- Less vehicles means less chance of an accident

Reduced Cost

- Less landfill tax to pay
- Less aggregate tax to pay
- Less overall cost by up to 40%

Shorter Project Timescale

- Stabilisation can save 40% on normal "dig and dump" timescales, which is invaluable when you have a fixed or short deadline.

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