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RNS Number : 5814P

Carillion PLC

27 March 2009

 

DATE: 27 03 09

Carillion Joint Venture to deliver £209m road contract for the Highways Agency

Carillion and its 50:50 joint venture partner, Morgan Est, has begun the construction phase of the Dishforth to Leeming section of the Highways Agency's scheme to upgrade the A1 between Dishforth and Barton. 

This Early Contractor Involvement (ECI) contract was awarded to the Joint Venture in 2004. Construction to upgrade this section of the A1 from a dual two-lane trunk road to a dual three-lane motorway is due for completion in 2012.  

The total cost of the Dishforth-Leeming section of the scheme is £318 million, including land acquisition, design, development and construction.

The improvement scheme is part of the Highways Agency's programme for upgrading this strategically important route, particularly to improve safety on this section of the A1.  The scheme will include a continuous concrete safety barrier in the central reserve as well as mounding between the motorway and local access roads to avoid headlight dazzle for motorists.

Low-noise road surfacing will be used to reduce noise levels for nearby residents and noise-barrier fencing will be provided at appropriate locations. Provision is also being made to protect the natural habitat of deer, badgers, great crested newts, otters and migratory birds on the route.

Commenting, Carillion Chief Executive, John McDonough, said: 'We are delighted that the Highways Agency is pressing ahead with this important project.  We look forward to working with the Highways Agency to upgrade this section of the A1, which will deliver significant safety and other improvements for road users, together with extensive measures to protect the environment.'

For further information contact

John Denning, Director Group Corporate Affairs, Carillion plc 01902 316426 

Notes to editors

Carillion is one of the UK's leading support services, Public Private Partnership project and construction companies. The Group has annual revenue of around £5 billion, employs some 50,000 people and operates across the UK, in the Middle East, Canada and the Caribbean. 

In the UK, Carillion's principal market sectors are Defence, Education, Health, Facilities Management & Services, Rail, Roads, Building, Civil Engineering and Utilities Services. 

In the Middle East, Carillion's principal market sectors are Construction and Facilities Management. In Canada and the Caribbean, the Group's main sectors are Health, Roads Maintenance and Construction.

Carillion has a substantial portfolio of equity investments in Public Private Partnership projects, particularly in the Defence, Education, Health and Transport sectors.

In the inaugural Sunday Times Best Green Companies Awards in May 2008, Carillion secured first place in the category for large and medium-sized companies with high environmental impact and second place overall.

This and other Carillion news releases can be found at www.carillionplc.com

 

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