Transport

Driving efficiency and value in transport

In our increasingly urbanised world, authorities are looking to upgrade and expand existing networks, create new multi-modal transport hubs, enable greater mobility across geographic areas, and invest in city innovations such as driverless vehicles.

Such projects have many regulatory, political, environmental, and funding complexities that must be overcome through a clear focus on outcomes and benefits which support communities over the full life of the railway, road, port or terminal.

For rail, cost-effectiveness and safe, reliable railways are key priorities throughout the lifecycle, while in aviation, airports are focusing on how to respond to the demands of changing travel patterns while delivering shareholder profitability and supporting passenger confidence.

In the roads sector, cities are looking to reduce congestion and make more efficient use of road and transport infrastructure.

Our expertise in transport

We understand the complexities faced by transport organisations and programmes to deliver capital delivery projects, plan asset renewals and manage facilities over the full lifecycle.

We support projects by driving organisational effectiveness and performance, taking a whole life perspective and focusing on what passengers and clients value. In working with clients to define strategies, we support opportunities for future investment/funding, as well as developing the business case and programme.

Throughout the project delivery stage, we maintain rigorous control to minimise risk, while ensuring safety remains the priority.

Our long track record across the transport sector has enabled us to develop global benchmarking tools, drawing on project data spanning more than two decades.

Our expertise and tools provide cost insights and help to drive decision-making, innovation and savings for our clients.

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Independence

We do not have ties to any design, construction or engineering team, so we approach every task with an independent mind-set.

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Unique data and insight

We have worked on more than $2tn in transport projects.

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Hands-on approach

We constructively challenging stakeholders, collaborating and co-locating to create results, in a positive way.

Projects

Find out more about our experience working with clients to realise their ambitions on large-scale and long-term transportation programmes, meeting challenges and delivering solutions in the aviation, maritime, rail and road sectors.

Heathrow Airport, sustainable procurement phase one, UK

Creating a bespoke tool to decarbonise Heathrow Airport’s supply chain.

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Trams to Newhaven, UK

Delivered in spring 2023, the Trams to Newhaven project completes a vital sustainable transport option in the heart of Edinburgh, while also reducing car use.

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Port of Aberdeen – South Harbour expansion, UK

The £420m Port of Aberdeen South Harbour expansion was the largest marine infrastructure project in the UK.

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Heathrow airport digital controls, UK

Heathrow appointed us to develop an integrated digital solution to manage its multibillion-pound capital delivery programme. Today this is reaping major dividends for the UK’s largest airport.

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Midland Main Line Electrification, UK

Setting the standard for affordable, sustainable, and efficient electrification programmes.

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Heathrow Airport expansion, London

Following our initial work on Heathrow’s expansion business case, we are now providing expansion cost and commercial management and development advisory.

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Transport sectors

Rail

We have more than $750bn of projects in our portfolio and work with network operators, TOCs and government departments across high speed, metro and light rail programmes and projects.

Roads

From motorways to metropolitan streets and the smart city, we are collaborating with highway authorities and municipalities to enable new projects and maintain and renew existing assets.

Aviation

Our track record in delivering more than $200bn of aviation projects extends across expansion and project portfolio management and covers both CAPEX and TOTEX in airports, terminals and associated airside and landside facilities.

Maritime and ports

Working with owners in both the public and private sector, we are helping to increase efficiency for global shipping facilities and special economic trade zones.

Urban regeneration and government

We are providing the data, analysis and experience to underpin strategic decision-making and programmes for transport infrastructure to drive broader urban regeneration and growth.

Transport perspectives

Read our own experts’ analysis of the changing landscape across the transport sector, providing in-depth insights and original thinking, as well as perspectives from leading industry clients.

Interview: how the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey is working for a more inclusive future

Keith Wright is Director of Business Diversity for the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey. Each year, the Port Authority relies on hundreds diverse businesses to deliver its projects.

Interview: how Sydney Metro is championing diversity and inclusion

Sydney Metro is the New South Wales Government agency tasked with delivering a high-capacity, high-frequency metro network across Australia’s Greater Sydney region.

Delivering sustainable infrastructure: bridging the gap between demand and funding

We are seeing a new era of infrastructure investment across the globe - an era focused on overcoming the major challenges we face in modern society, from climate change to economic recovery and social inequality.

Transforming infrastructure performance: how the construction industry can step up to carry an ever-growing burden

Communities are benefitting from the power of infrastructure investment in action, but we need to transform how we plan and deliver major programmes.

Transport services

We provide integrated solutions to the complex challenges facing today’s transport clients. Our services are dedicated to driving success in programmes and projects and optimum performance over the full life of the asset.

Our programme advisory services inform and shape programmes and projects, while our cost and commercial management expertise and tools ensure on time, on budget performance – while maintaining rigorous control.

Our expertise in project, programme and asset management drives efficient and effective delivery, paving the way for high performance in operation.

The work Turner & Townsend delivered for this project has been instrumental in helping us build a safe and compliant airfield, at the same time as minimising or even eliminating some of the disruptions to aircraft movements that were previously unavoidable. Ultimately that’s delivering a great outcome for thousands of passengers every year, and we congratulate Turner & Townsend on having this important contribution recognised by the industry. Simon Gandy Chief Strategy & Development Officer, Melbourne Airport