John Sisk & Son has won a deal to design and deliver up to £155m worth of infrastructure works for the York Central development, which will eventually see the construction of up to 2,500 homes.
The contractor, working for the City of York Council, will refine and finalise the design of the first phase of essential infrastructure for the scheme, including an access bridge, spine road and rail link. This will inform a decision by council’s executive to proceed with a costed construction programme for York Central enabling infrastructure.
The York Central Partnership (YCP) members – Homes England, Network Rail, the National Railway Museum and City of York Council – have been working for the past four years to develop proposals to unlock the potential of the brownfield site.
The partnership has secured planning approval, subject to the finalisation of the Section 106 agreement, for its outline planning application and assembled a potential £155m funding package for infrastructure works.
Paul Brown, managing director, UK Civils at John Sisk & Son, said: “We are delighted to have been selected by the City of York Council to work with the stakeholders on this exciting project and to progress the design of some of the key enabling infrastructure. This is a project of huge ambition which will transform underused land in the centre of York into vibrant and distinctive residential neighbourhoods, cultural spaces and a high-quality commercial quarter. We are really excited to be able to bring our broad range of experience and commitment to a collaborative approach to the project.”
Councillor Keith Aspden, leader of the council, said; “The delivery of York Central is a once in a lifetime opportunity to build much needed affordable homes and new public spaces, attract better paid jobs, and create sustainable transport links for the city.
“We look forward to working with the York Central Partnership to secure further improvements to the scheme and with Sisk to begin this essential first phase of work in preparing the York Central site for development.”
