Balfour Beatty has been appointed to deliver a £124 million roads improvement programme in Berkshire.

The contractor will carry out a four-year package of works including the planning, design and construction of nine vital road schemes in Wokingham, as well as the delivery of four strategic development roads to unlock 12,000 new homes in the region.

The Major Highways Programme contract was awarded under Scape Group's National Civil Engineering and Infrastructure framework.


Works are due to begin this month, with over 150 workers employed at peak including multiple apprenticeship and graduate opportunities.

Dean Banks, Balfour Beatty's Chief Executive Officer of UK Construction Services said: "We are delighted to have been appointed to construct the Major Highways Programme in Wokingham.

"We have a wealth of experience in delivering significant highways schemes across the UK and this contract award is yet another testament not only to our in-house engineering capabilities, but to our clients' confidence in our ability to deliver."

Cllr David Lee added: "We are committed to providing the roads and other infrastructure necessary to accompany the homes coming to Wokingham borough and this contract is a massive milestone toward that. Our residents can be fully confident that these vital roads will be built and will help us control congestion and keep the borough moving."

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