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Environmental considerations were at the heart of the route selection process for the Channel Tunnel Rail Link Decisions were seldom clear-cut, but, with section I now built and operating, the majority seem to have proved right in environmental terms. With the benefit often years' hindsight this paper reviews the environmental input to route selection and how it worked in practice particularly the tough choices relating to Ashford, Boxley Valley and Medway. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Like any major project, quality management is at the core of the £5.2 billion Channel Tunnel Rail Link project. It operates at various levels, from the individual civil design and construction contracts to the design, commissioning and operation of the whole transport system. This paper describes the complex yet essential quality management structure that was established for the smooth delivery of this massive undertaking. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The £5.2 billion Channel Tunnel Rail Link is the largest project to date to adopt the popular partnering-based NEC Engineering & Construction Contract. This paper describes the strategy behind adopting a partnering approach and the detailed processes and behaviours that were necessary for successful implementation. It also reports on how the approach was taken a radical step further on contract 430 at Ashford, with the creation of a completely seamless team. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The first 74 Km section of the £5.2 billion Channel Tunnel Rail Link is entirely in Kent the `Garden of England'. This paper reports on the environmental management system that was set up to miminise the potentially huge environmental risks and impact of the scheme throughout its design and construction. In addition to management issues it reports on the approaches taken to relocating wildlife and controlling noise and vibration. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]