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A465 schemes 'double the cost' of UK dualling

22/02/2021

The estimated construction cost per km of the Welsh Government’s recent A465 dualling contract is more than double that of other comparable current schemes in the UK.

Lighting upgrade forms part of A465 works

09/12/2016

A major road upgrade is underway on the A465 Heads of the Valleys road in South Wales with SSE Enterprise awarded the contract to install 500 new street lights along the route.

Jacobs wins A465 contract

27/01/2016

Jacobs Engineering Group has been awarded a contract by the Welsh government to provide technical advisory services for the upgrade of sections 5 and 6 of the A465.

A465 dualling given go-ahead

02/10/2014

Welsh Transport Minister Edwina Hart has given the go-ahead for the A465 dualling between Gilwern and Brynmawr.

Peri awarded A465 contract

31/10/2013

Peri has been awarded a contract to work on the A465 Heads of the Valley Road project in Wales.

A465 dualling plans published

22/10/2013

The Welsh Government has published plans for section two of the dualling of the A465 between Gilwern and Brynmawr.

Carillion gets A465 start date

10/12/2012

Construction on the £150m dualling of the Brynmawr to Tredegar section of the A465 Heads of the Valleys road in Wales will finally start early next year thanks to an injection of European funding.

Work to start on £150m Welsh dualling job

20/07/2012

Carillion is set to start work at the end of the year on the £150m dualling of the Brynmawr to Tredegar section of the A465 Heads of the Valleys.

Call grows to dual A465 in Wales

27/10/2011

Ministers hope a plan to turn the Heads of the Valleys Road in south Wales into dual carriageway will improve safety and cut travel times.

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