Balfour Beatty takes £15m Welsh roads job

Balfour Beatty Regional Civil Engineering (BBRCE) has won the £15m M4 Newport Controlled Motorway contract for the Welsh Assembly, as tipped by ContractJournal.com in May.

The work installation of controlled motorway technology on the M4 between junctions 23 and 28 in South Wales.

Hector MacAulay, managing director (Southern), Balfour Beatty Regional Civil Engineering, said:

“We are delighted to be awarded this prestigious contract by the Welsh Assembly Government. BBRCE’s Southern Region is a leading provider of motorway technology in the south. We will use our experienced and dedicated local resources and supply chain partners to work closely with our customer to ensure the successful delivery of this project, whilst minimising disruption to the travelling public.”

Initial ground investigation and detail design phase is already underway. The construction phase will start in July 2009. Works include the detailed design and construction of 32 MS4 variable message signs, five new superspan gantries and the refurbishment of 13 existing gantries, together with associated technology equipment.

Completion is scheduled for 2010.