Highways England · Awarded contract
Awarded

Appointment of Six Partners to Smart Motorways Alliance for Strategic Road Network Upgrades

Awarded 12 May 2020

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Awarded12 May 2020
Value£4,500,000,000.00
SupplierFluor Limited,Jacobs UK Limited,WSP UK Limited,Balfour Beatty Civil Engineering Limited,Costain Limited,Morgan Sindall Construction & Infrastructure Limited,BAM Nuttall Ltd
AgencyHighways England
RegionUnited Kingdom
CategoryInfrastructure
Expires in 3y 11mo10y 5mo term, 62% elapsed
Awarded 12 May 2020Expires 29 Sept 2030

About

Highways England awarded a contract to Fluor Limited, Jacobs UK Limited, WSP UK Limited, Balfour Beatty Civil Engineering Limited, Costain Limited, Morgan Sindall Construction & Infrastructure Limited, and BAM Nuttall Ltd for the Smart Motorways Alliance (SMA) over a 10.5-year period, including mobilisation and a further period to complete outstanding works.

The Alliance will develop, design, and build multiple road schemes under a single Alliance Contract, with partners operating from a centralised Production Hub.

The scope includes increasing lane capacity on the strategic road network by embedding technology and converting hard shoulders to all-lane running, as well as delivering associated works to co-ordinate Highways England's wider programme.

The Alliance may also support the implementation of autonomous and connected vehicles road strategy.

The contract value is £4,500,000,000.

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