National Highways has awarded Octavius Infrastructure a contract to design and construct the £112.5m A46 Walsgrave junction upgrade.

Octavius Infrastructure recently delivered the first Coventry Junctions upgrade at the adjacent Binley junction, which was opened to the public in November 2022.

National Highways announced its preferred route for Walsgrave Junction In June last year following a public consultation and said surveys and assessments are now being carried out to develop the design of the preferred route further.

The government-owned company said it will hold another public consultation later this year to share the more detailed proposals before submitting its Development Consent Order (DCO) application.

According to the Office of Rail and Road's annual assessment of National Highways 2021-22, the scheme was one of a number with a revised schedule agreed with the Government, The DCO application was due to be submitted during the 2022-23 financial year.

National Highways senior project manager Joe Mulqueen said: ‘This much-needed upgrade to Walsgrave junction will bring safer and more reliable journeys both for the local communities enduring the current congestion and delays as well as drivers using the A46 in Coventry.

‘This scheme is incredibly important because the A46 is a strategic link between the East and West Midlands and connects Coventry and Warwickshire to the motorway network.'

Gavin Pritchard, managing director for Highways at Octavius Infrastructure, said: ‘We're delighted to have been appointed as main contractor at Walsgrave junction, the next phase of the A46 Coventry junctions upgrade programme. This follows our successful delivery of the flyover scheme at Binley junction.'