Tony Gee has been appointed alongside Gifford by Network Rail to carry out a broad geotechnical and structural analysis of the effect that building the 310 metre high Tower, known as the 'Shard of Glass,' will have on the Victorian vaults and foundations beneath London Bridge Station.

Demolition of the 24-storey Southwark Towers next to the station has already started in preparation for the construction of what will be the UK's tallest building. The building plans for the new tower include a deep basement underpinning the structure.

Tony Gee specialists will work alongside Gifford's structural and geotechnical analysis teams and in cooperation with the design engineers working on the 'Shard of Glass,' to assess the potential  impact of the project on the station's foundations. Ground levels vary underneath London Bridge and the adjacent bus station, with much of the support for the station provided by a network of Victorian masonry vaults. Some of these are empty while others house businesses including the London Dungeons attraction.

The assessment undertaken by Tony Gee and Gifford will continue throughout the course of construction of the tower and of other developments planned in the immediate area.