Winvic Construction Ltd has won a £3.4m scheme from Highways England to undertake widening and roundabout construction works on the A5.
The works will facilitate access to a new 18-acre industrial and manufacturing site named Hinckley Park, which is located circa 1km east of Junction 1 of the M69.
The majority of the construction of the 50-metre diameter roundabout will take place 'offline', with short periods of overnight traffic signals and closures to deliver the widening and final surfacing works.
Project works started in the summer and are due to be completed in January 2021.
The widening of the A5 will generate space for the creation of a new pedestrian footway on the north side of the road. Additionally, an access off the A5 – 650 metres east of M69 J1 – will be constructed, which will be for the sole use of a new sub-station.
Rob Cook, Winvic’s director of civils and infrastructure, commented: 'Winvic has worked extremely effectively with Highways England on numerous complex schemes, so liaison with the authority throughout the design process and construction works to date has been straightforward and efficient.
'Ensuring A5 road users are not inconvenienced whilst keeping our workforce safe on a live highway has naturally been one of our top priorities, and I’m delighted to say the scheme is progressing at pace, and on track for completion in January 2021.
'This project is a great step forward for Winvic to demonstrate that we can work with Highways England on its national frameworks by delivering schemes like this across the highways sector, now and in the future.'
The project is part of an S278 agreement, which, under of the Highways Act 1980, allows developers to work on a public highway as part of planning approval.
