Sizewell C has chosen Kier and Breheny Civil Engineering to replace Galliford Try on a £100m highways package that forms part of the new nuclear mega-build.
Both companies are expected to construct a 6.5km link road and a 1.8km bypass to support the Suffolk energy project, after reports that Sizewell C and Galliford Try have parted ways after the contractor completed 'an intensive 20-month period of early contractor involvement' on both roads.
A Sizewell C spokesperson said: ‘While we did not agree commercial terms with Galliford Try for the construction phase of the Sizewell Link Road and Two Village Bypass, we'd like to thank them for their work in helping to set up and ready the sites.
‘The next phase of these schemes will be undertaken by Kier and family-owned Suffolk company Breheny. These are suppliers who are well known to us, who already work on our project, and who are exceptionally well placed to deliver these crucial programmes.'
A spokesperson for Galliford Try said: 'Our Highways business has been unable to reach a mutual agreement with Sizewell C to construct the transport infrastructure that the project requires, following an intensive 20-month period of Early Contractor Involvement.
'Our robust risk management process has helped us achieve five consecutive years of growth and it protects our interests and those of our stakeholders by ensuring an appropriate balance between risk and reward. We remain committed to only taking on work when these criteria are met.'
Highways understands that Sizewell C plans to use a number of tier two contractors that Galliford Try had in place to deliver both the Two Village Bypass and Sizewell Link Road and are working closely with Galliford Try to make that happen.
It also stated that construction of the Sizewell Link Road and the Two Village Bypass remains on schedule, with the former expected to be open to traffic at the start of 2028 and the latter by the end of 2027.
Kier Group and Breheny Civil Engineering have been approached for comment.
