Balfour Beatty has received a £75m contract to carry out an improvement scheme for the Highways Agency.

Under an Early Contractor Involvement (ECI) design and build contract, Balfour Beatty is to carry out works on the A63 Castle Street in Hull.

The 1.5km scheme in the centre of Hull will improve journey times for road users through the conversion of a major interchange into a split level junction with a two-lane dual carriageway carrying east-west traffic below north-south traffic in a new 400 metre underpass.


The scheme will also include two new bridges which will link the south and north of the city for pedestrians, cyclists and disabled users.

Balfour Beatty will manage the detailed design and development, as well as assist with statutory consultations for the improvements which, if successful, will enable it to begin construction in 2016/17.

Nicholas Pollard, Balfour Beatty Construction Services UK Chief Executive Officer, said: "This award to improve journey times on the main route through Hull builds upon our 20 year portfolio of work for the Highways Agency and our extensive experience of successful delivery of ECI contracts including the recent A3 Hindhead Tunnel and A46 Newark to Widmerpool projects through which we were able to deliver substantial cost efficiencies to the Highways Agency."

(CD/JP)