Highway Improvement Scheme at Junction 25 of the M5

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Somerset County Council awarded a contract to Alun Griffiths (Contractors) Ltd.

for the construction of a highway improvement scheme at Junction 25 of the M5.

The project included a new 250 m long dual 2 lane access road, 250 m of new single carriageway, reconstruction of approximately 200 m of existing dual carriageway, and a new bridge over Blackbrook.

It also involved culverting an existing watercourse, constructing a retaining wall, and building a new roundabout to serve a strategic employment site.

The existing roundabout at M5 J25 was altered to add a traffic lane and signalisation, with signalised junctions for the Park & Ride site and footway/cycleway facilities.

Flood mitigation through extensive ground level lowering was undertaken, and agricultural units previously used for poultry rearing were demolished.

Works included temporary traffic management, drainage, alterations to Statutory Undertakers' apparatus, and landscaping.

The contract value was AUD 16,000,000.