Award of South MRT Phase 1b and 2 Highway Improvements Contract to Wills Bros Civil Engineering
Reading Borough Council · Awarded contract
AwardedAward of South MRT Phase 1b and 2 Highway Improvements Contract to Wills Bros Civil Engineering
Awarded 30 Jan 2017
Awarded30 Jan 2017
Value£2,747,820.88
SupplierWills Bros Civil Engineering Ltd
AgencyReading Borough Council
RegionSouth East
CategoryInfrastructure
Ended 8y 10mo ago11mo term
Awarded 30 Jan 2017Expired 31 Dec 2017
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Reading Borough Council awarded a contract to Wills Bros Civil Engineering Ltd for the South MRT Phase 1b and 2 highway improvements along the A33 corridor, focused on enhancing public transport journey times.
The core scheme includes widening the A33 southbound to create a new bus lane from Bennet Road Gyratory to Imperial Way, amendments to traffic signal pedestrian crossings, and a new traffic signal-controlled bus priority junction before Imperial Way Roundabout, along with associated site clearance, drainage, earthworks, kerbing, paving, road surfacing, traffic signals, and street lighting.
The contract value is £2,747,820.88.
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