Surveys for Infrastructure, Rail, Highways & Large Sites

Cura Surveys provides accurate survey data for infrastructure owners, rail contractors, civil engineers, design consultants, developers and construction teams across the UK.

We support projects from feasibility and design through to construction, verification and asset management. Our services include topographical surveys, engineering surveys, 3D laser scanning, setting out, as-built surveys, PAS128 utility mapping, drone surveys, hydrographic surveys and coordinated CAD, point cloud and BIM deliverables.

Our survey information helps project teams understand existing levels, structures, access routes, utilities, water features and site constraints before important design or construction decisions are made.

Survey Data for Complex Infrastructure Projects

Infrastructure projects often cover large areas and involve multiple structures, levels, interfaces and stakeholders. Existing information may be incomplete, based on different coordinate systems or unsuitable for detailed design.

Cura Surveys can capture:

• Ground levels and contours
• Roads, tracks, paths and access routes
• Bridges, retaining walls and structures
• Platforms, shafts and engineering features
• Kerbs, drainage and street furniture
• Boundaries, fencing and vegetation
• Watercourses, canals and river features
• Underground utilities and visible services
• Existing buildings and adjacent structures
• Control points, grids and level datums

All survey information can be coordinated within an agreed project grid, datum and delivery standard.

Rail and Transport Surveys

We provide survey support for railway, station, depot, shaft, bridge and transport-related projects.

Our services can support:

• Station refurbishment
• Trackside and lineside projects
• Bridge and structural surveys
• Shafts, ladders and access structures
• Depots and maintenance facilities
• Platform and level surveys
• Building and station surveys
• Clearance and spatial assessments
• Engineering design coordination
• Construction and as-built verification

Laser scanning is particularly valuable where complex structures, restricted access or detailed existing geometry need to be captured efficiently.

Highways, Public Realm and Regeneration

Accurate topographical and utility information is essential for highway, streetscape and public-realm design.

Our surveys can record:

• Carriageways and road edges
• Kerbs and channels
• Footways and crossings
• Street furniture and signage
• Drainage covers and gullies
• Trees and landscaping
• Walls, fences and boundaries
• Building thresholds and entrances
• Utility features
• Surrounding levels and site context

This information can support highway improvements, high-street regeneration, accessibility schemes, public-realm design and construction planning.

Large Topographical Surveys

Large sites require careful survey planning, reliable control and efficient data capture.

Cura Surveys combines total station, GNSS, laser scanning, SLAM and drone survey methods to cover complex or extensive sites. Different methods can be integrated into one coordinated dataset, helping reduce gaps and improve overall coverage.

Typical large-site surveys include:

• Development land
• Industrial and engineering sites
• Infrastructure corridors
• Canal and riverside environments
• Woodland and difficult terrain
• Education and public estates
• Commercial campuses
• Regeneration areas
• Roads and public spaces
• Large external asset sites

3D Laser Scanning and Point Cloud Surveys

3D laser scanning captures detailed spatial information across structures, buildings and engineering environments.

Point cloud data can support:

• Structural assessment
• Existing-condition modelling
• Dimensional checks
• Clearance reviews
• Design coordination
• Revit and BIM modelling
• As-built verification
• Complex geometry surveys
• Remote review after the site visit
• Long-term digital asset records

Laser scanning can be combined with conventional survey control to provide accurate, coordinated 3D information.

Utility, Drainage and Below-Ground Surveys

Infrastructure and highway projects frequently require a clear understanding of underground risks before excavation or construction begins.

We can provide:

• PAS128 utility surveys
• Ground penetrating radar
• Electromagnetic utility tracing
• Utility mapping drawings
• Drainage CCTV surveys
• Manhole and chamber information
• Drainage routes and visible connections
• Topographical and utility survey coordination

Combining above-ground and below-ground survey information gives project teams a clearer understanding of site constraints.

Hydrographic and Waterside Surveys

Where projects interact with rivers, canals, lakes or drainage environments, we can combine land and water survey methods.

Our capability includes:

• River and canal surveys
• Bathymetric bed-level surveys
• Hydrographic surveys
• Bank and water-edge surveys
• Culvert and structure surveys
• GNSS and total station control
• Laser scanning of waterside structures
• Coordinated land and water datasets

This is particularly useful for bridges, canal infrastructure, flood-risk projects, drainage schemes and environmental works.

Construction, Monitoring and As-Built Support

Cura Surveys can continue supporting projects after the initial survey stage.

Our engineering survey services include:

• Site control establishment
• Setting out
• Level transfer
• Structural and verticality surveys
• Movement monitoring
• Construction verification
• As-built surveys
• Comparison against design models
• Final record drawings
• Point cloud verification

This provides continuity from existing-condition survey through to construction and handover.

Typical Projects

Our infrastructure survey services support:

• Railways and stations
• Bridges and structures
• Highways and public realm
• Canals and waterways
• Shafts and access structures
• Regeneration schemes
• Large development sites
• Industrial facilities
• Engineering compounds
• Drainage and utility projects
• Environmental and flood-risk schemes
• Construction and as-built verification

Why Choose Cura Surveys?

Cura Surveys combines professional surveying experience with a wide range of modern survey technologies.

We provide:

• RICS-regulated survey services
• More than 20 years of professional surveying experience
• Topographical, engineering and measured building surveys from one team
• Total station, GNSS, laser scanning, SLAM and drone capability
• PAS128 utility and drainage survey services
• Hydrographic and bathymetric survey capability
• CAD, Revit, BIM and point cloud deliverables
• Experience across large, difficult-access and complex sites
• Coordinated survey control, grids and level datums
• Clear scopes and responsive project communication

Our focus is to provide accurate and practical survey information that helps infrastructure teams manage risk and make informed decisions.