GMI Construction has been chosen as the main contractor for Scarborough Group International’s (SGI) £9.2m five-level multi-storey travel hub at Thorpe Park, Leeds, UK.
It is the second major construction project for the company on the site this year.
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The site will also feature a new £52m, pre-let Grade A office building that is slated to be finished by autumn.
SGI is advancing the second phase development at Thorpe Park Leeds.
The mixed-use project is situated at Junction 46 of the M1 that serves as a business destination with more than 900,000ft2 of office space, a hotel and amenities already constructed.
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Carey Jones Chapman Tolcher (CJCT) is serving as the architect of the 125,495 ft2 travel hub project, which will feature 442 parking spaces, with 10% supporting EV charging and 5% being accessible for disabled users.
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By GlobalDataA part of the ground floor will be earmarked for workspace, retail or leisure, with units facing onto Thorpe Park Approach.
SGI development director Adam Varley said: “The construction of the new active travel hub will support better urban mobility and provide a platform for the continued expansion of Thorpe Park Leeds. Our new holistic and strategic approach to parking at the site seeks to free-up valuable public space and generally make the local environment more engaging and attractive for visitors from the public along with the people that work across Thorpe Park Leeds.”
The active travel hub project is slated for completion in autumn to align with the office scheme being constructed opposite.
GMI Construction group divisional managing director Andrew Hurcomb said: “This project further consolidates our established and long-standing association with SGI, which included being the principal contractor on the nearby office complex, which has made its mark as West Yorkshire’s largest ever out-of-town deal of its kind.
“We are pleased to report that the development of this multi-storey active travel hub progressing well despite the challenges that the pandemic and raw material supply pressures, caused by international conflict, have created.
“It has the potential to help accommodate Thorpe Park Leeds’ current and on-going parking needs with future-proofing being built-in as well as facilities to a meet the growing demand for more sustainable and environmentally- friendly forms of transport.”
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Image: The travel hub project will feature 442 parking spaces. Credit: GMI Construction.
