Morgan Sindall has won a £16.9 million contract to build a new council waste depot in Bedfordshire.

Work is already underway on the project and involves building a highways and waste distribution depot at a 14-acre site in Houghton Regis, Dunstable.

The facility is being delivered for the highways team of Central Bedfordshire Council and the scheme is due to be completed in summer 2017.

The main building will include modular offices for 60 staff at Highways England, a maintenance workshop for seven vehicles and a large dry storage area. The building will also house fuel and salt stores and will be used to provide support for works at the Dunstable Northern bypass (A5 M1 link) which is currently under construction.


In addition, the household waste distribution centre will include two small office buildings for around 10 members of staff, a retail unit and a 250-vehicle car park.

A large range of external landscaping will be delivered as part of the project. Features include creating a large green lagoon to encourage wildlife to inhabit the area and tree planting.

Neil Franklin, area director at Morgan Sindall, said: "We're pleased to be working closely with Central Bedfordshire Council to advance the long-term waste management plans for Dunstable.

"The new highways and waste distribution depot will provide a key service for the area, and much-needed office accommodation and vehicle maintenance space for the council. The centre will also provide an essential facility for storing road-salt and house the council's gritting fleet during the winter months. We look forward to completing the project in summer 2017."

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