Costain wins £85m M53 contrac

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Costain Group PLC

30 January 2009

 



COSTAIN GROUP PLC

('Costain' or 'the Group')

Costain wins contract for M53 Bidston Moss Viaduct Strengthening

The Highways Agency has awarded Costain a design and construction contract to strengthen the M53 Bidston Moss Viaduct and restore the network to full capacity loading requirements. The project will be managed by the Highways Agency with a total value of the project of £85m.

Bidston Moss Viaduct is a 730 metre long box girder bridge which carries the M53 over the A554 roundabout and the Birkenhead to New Brighton railway, and is jointly owned by the Highways Agency, Wirral Council and Merseytravel, owners and operators of the Mersey Tunnels.  The scheme will involve major strengthening work to the existing viaduct at Junction 1 of the M53. 

The Viaduct was opened in 1970 and is the main route into the Kingsway Tunnel under the River Mersey. It is used by over 50,000 vehicles daily including 3,000 heavy goods vehicles.

Design work will start this month and last for 15 months, while construction will start in summer 2010 and take around 20 months to complete.

Commenting on the contract award, Andrew Wyllie, Chief Executive of Costain Group, said:

'This contract award further underlines our position as one of the leaders in the construction and maintenance of highways in the UK.'

30 January 2009

ENQUIRIES:
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