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Westmorland 'delivery model' review delays £3m deal

15/09/2025

A £3m temporary traffic management framework being procured by Westmorland and Furness Council has been delayed by seven months.

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The times are interchanging: VINCI to build £35m transport hub

13/08/2025

St Helens Borough Council has appointed VINCI Building as the principal contractor for a new £35m transport hub.

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Cumberland £210m capital framework open to bids

03/06/2025

Contractors interested in winning places on a four-year capital works framework with Cumberland Council have until July 6 to register and submit bids.

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Long-awaited Mottram Bypass commences work

29/05/2025

Balfour Beatty has finally started work on a bypass project aimed at cutting congestion between Manchester and Sheffield that was first proposed nearly two decades ago and could cost up to £264m.

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Exclusive: Kent outlines £400m horizon on GW Highways deal

25/04/2025

Kent County Council has awarded a highways deal worth up to £400m through its new road asset renewal contract to West Malling-based contractor GW Highways.

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Rutland takes proactive approach to speed

11/03/2025

The UK and Ireland arm of SWARCO has started on a £390,281 three-year contract to supply and install vehicle activated signs across Rutland for the county council.

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Contractors on £1bn north east framework revealed

21/02/2025

A bumper crop of 34 contractors have landed places on a public sector framework set to deliver £1bn of spending on civil engineering and infrastructure in the North East over the next six years.

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The bridge that went wrong: Lincs project faces second 'error' delay

17/02/2025

A £150m road being built for Lincolnshire County Council will be delayed again and see another cost increase, due to a second alleged error in the design of a bridge.

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Graham and AECOM combine on £332m Didcot scheme

10/02/2025

Contractor Graham and consultant AECOM have been signed up by Oxfordshire County Council to deliver the second stage of a £332m highways scheme in Didcot.

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Council seeks Network North top-up for MRN scheme

27/01/2025

Northumberland County Council has agreed to resubmit an outline business case for the £60m Blyth Relief Road to the Department for Transport after a surge in costs.