Galliford Try has won a £3.7m contract for improvement works to the Coton Arches roundabout in Nuneaton, Warwickshire, while also completing a £11.6m project elsewhere in the region this spring.
The scheme will involve putting signals into the roundabout and providing a connecting road through it to facilitate southbound movement on the A444. The work also includes widening the approaches to provide additional lane capacity and improving walking and cycling facilities.
Stephen Tomkins, operations director at Galliford Try Highways, said: 'Coton Arches is a heavily congested area of the town and the improvements we are making will help to ease the flow of traffic and improve the journey times of commuters at peak times. Being based near Hinckley we know the region very well and have a strong local supply chain.
'Our other current local projects include the A426 Elliott’s Field scheme and the Houlton link road in Rugby.'
Work starts immediately and is expected to last for six months. Funding for the project comes through a combination of the Government’s Local Growth Fund through the Coventry and Warwickshire Local Enterprise Partnership (CWLEP) and Warwickshire County Council's capital funding.
Link road officially opened
A new £11.6m road built by Galliford Try Highways to connect Didcot in Oxfordshire with the Harwell Science Park was officially opened over Easter. Connecting the B4493 to the A417, the road aims to provide an easier route to work for some of the 5,000 people who are employed at the rapidly expanding Harwell Campus.
Construction on the major scheme began over a year ago in December 2016 and included surfacing 22,000 square metres of roads and footpaths, installing 4,500 new drains, laying 2.5km of kerbs and planting 40,000 trees and plants.
MP for the area, Ed Vaizey, who cut the ribbon, said: 'I am delighted this new road has opened on time and on budget. It will provide easy access for residents to the A34 and ease congestion in Harwell village. I think people will be able to see the improvements straight away. The county needs more infrastructure and there is real action being taken now.'
Mr Tomkins said: 'The scheme was secured and undertaken under the Midlands Highways Alliance which has provided a stready stream of work for us.'
