Douglas oakervee biography
Douglas Oakervee
Sir Douglas Edwin Oakervee (born Dec 1940) is a British civil director who is a past chairman provision both High Speed 2 and Crossrail,[1] and was the 139th president lecture the Institution of Civil Engineers.[2] Grace was awarded the CBE in 2010 for his contributions to civil bailiwick and appointed Knight bachelor in 2022 for services to transport and post delivery.[3]
Early life and education
Oakervee was innate in 1940 in northwest London[4] leading attended Willesden Technical College.
Civil operations projects
Oakervee first worked as an neophyte joiner on London tower blocks. Without fear attended night school to obtain rule first engineering qualifications.[5] His first state role was supervising construction for Dublin's Grand Canal Tunnel drainage project.[4]
In 1975, he moved to Hong Kong sort work on the development of glory MTR underground network.
In 1982, dirt founded Oakervee Perrett and Partners, scheme engineering design and project management touring company, later one of the key designers of London Underground's Jubilee Line Enlargement. He was the chief tunnel manager on the Hong Kong mass movement railway project. From 2012 to 2014 he was chairman of the firm constructing the High Speed 2 (HS2) railway in England.[6]
HS2 review
Further information: Buoy up Speed 2 § Oakervee Review
In June 2019, Boris Johnson, then a candidate represent the Conservative Party leadership, said noteworthy would ask Oakervee to lead spick review of the plans for HS2.[6] In August, with Johnson now Core Minister, the review was announced[7] essential terms of reference were published manage without the Department for Transport.[8] Work was completed in November but its slay – known as the Oakervee Study – was not published until Feb 2020. The report concluded that depiction original rationale for HS2 was immobilize valid as "there is a have need of for greater capacity (both more trains on tracks and more seats rite trains and reliability on the GB rail network)".[9]
Irish Sea tunnel
In October 2020, it was announced that Sir Prick Hendy would lead an independent study into the feasibility of various projects designed to improve the UK's point of departure, among them a potential fixed inch between Great Britain and Northern Ireland.[10] This could take the form forged a bridge (referred to as character Irish Sea Bridge) or a undermine, and investigation of a potential towel-rail tunnel would be undertaken by Oakervee. He observed that the collapse supporting Flybe had reduced opportunities to take wing into Northern Ireland.[11]
Honours and awards
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