A new South Dock pedestrian bridge has been proposed in London’s iconic Canary Wharf that will improve urban connectivity and encourage active sustainable transport, reducing carbon emissions. Designed as a bascule bridge with an overall span of 75 meters and a lifting span of 35 meters, the project presents technical and architectural challenges while being in a high-profile area. Arcadis needed an integrated digital solution to meet the unique engineering demands, compounded by coordinating voluminous data amid multiple disciplines and stakeholders.

Leveraging ProjectWise, Leapfrog, OpenGround, and iTwin, Arcadis established a federated model and single source of truth, centralizing and visualizing ground investigation data, resulting in an accurate representation of subsurface geology. The integrated digital approach optimized analysis of ground variability, reducing ground investigation scope by 30%, saving GBP 70,000. The interoperability and connectivity of Bentley’s applications saved 1,000 resource hours, equivalent to 12% of design costs. Through digital planning and design, the team reduced embodied carbon and provided a basis for construction monitoring and proactive maintenance, minimizing environmental impact.