Highways Contract For Costain
28 January 2010
Costain announces that it has been appointed, in joint venture
with Lagan Construction and Ferrovial Agroman, to Phase 1 of an
Early Contractor Involvement (ECI) contract for the A8 Belfast to
Larne dualling scheme in Northern Ireland.
The A8 is a strategically important road within Northern
Ireland. This stretch of the A8 carries in excess of 17,000
vehicles per day and is important to the economy of Northern
Ireland because the port of Larne must be serviced by an efficient
road link.
The client for the contract is Roads Service, Northern
Division. The contract, which has a total value of £80
million, is to support Roads Service in taking the scheme through
the statutory processes, including Public Inquiry, and in designing
and constructing the scheme.
Commenting on the contract award, Andrew Wyllie, Chief Executive
of Costain, said:
"This ECI contract, for a new blue-chip client with a large
portfolio of future schemes, strengthens our position as one of the
UK's leading solution providers in highways and adds to our
portfolio of significant highways projects."
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