Work has started on a £100 million viaduct repairs project on the M5 in the Midlands.

A three-way joint venture (JV) between Bam, Morgan Sindall and VolkerFitzpatrick has started refurbishing the Oldbury viaduct on the motorway.

The two-year project got underway in April and will see repairs carried out over three phases to a 3.5km stretch of the road.

Initial work will include the removal of the road surface on the southbound carriageway of the motorway in order to investigate the condition of the concrete deck underneath. Once finished, any damaged concrete will be repaired and a new waterproofing layer added prior to resurfacing of the road. This process will then be repeated on the northbound carriageway, before the remaining central section is completed.


Matt Atkinson, project director for the Bam, Morgan Sindall and VolkerFitzpatrick JV, said: "Our joint venture consists of companies with a proven history of successfully delivering similar, logistically complex projects.

"We are looking forward to deploying these skills to safeguard this key transport link into the future."

Highways England delivery manager, Colin Jackson, added: "At a cost in excess of £100m, Highways England is delivering a huge investment that will support economic growth locally and in the wider West Midlands."

(LM/MH)