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RNS Number : 3442D

Galliford Try PLC

22 March 2011

 



GALLIFORD TRY JOINT VENTURE APPOINTED ON £790 MILLION FORTH REPLACEMENT CROSSING CONTRACT IN SCOTLAND

Galliford Try, the construction and housebuilding group, announces that its Scottish infrastructure business, Morrison Construction, has been selected as preferred bidder, as part of the Forth Crossing Bridge Constructors (FCBC) joint venture, by Transport Scotland to design and construct the Forth Replacement Crossing in Scotland.

Morrison Construction, together with its joint venture partners Hochtief, Dragados and American Bridge International, will be responsible for a contract worth £790 million to design and construct a cable-stayed road bridge over the Firth of Forth immediately to the west of the existing Forth Road Bridge together with new road connections both north and south of the estuary.

The new crossing will consist of a dual two-lane carriageway with hard shoulders and will replace the existing Forth Road Bridge as the main route for traffic across the Forth; safeguarding this vital cross-Forth connection in Scotland's transport network. Under current proposals the existing Forth Road Bridge will be retained as a dedicated public transport corridor for buses, cycles and taxis.

Greg Fitzgerald, Chief Executive of Galliford Try, commented:

"We are delighted to be involved with this hugely significant construction project - Scotland's single largest transport project for a generation - to maintain a fundamental link across the Firth of Forth while providing better connections to the transport network. Galliford Try has a strong presence in Scotland through Morrison Construction and today's announcement gives us an opportunity to further demonstrate our technical expertise and strengthen our existing relationship with Transport Scotland.

We look forward to working with our well-known international partners to successfully deliver this major engineering scheme."

The FCBC joint venture will shortly commence the detailed design in readiness for the commencement of construction work on site later this year, with the bridge opening to traffic in 2016.

For further enquiries:

Galliford Try -                             Greg Fitzgerald, Chief Executive              01895 855001

                                                Frank Nelson, Finance Director

Tulchan Communications -          Mal Patel, Matthieu Roussellier               020 7353 4200

 

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