VolkerFitzpatrick has snagged a £34m process to ship a 550-metre-long highway close to Canterbury.
The contractor will each design and construct the phase of a “new strategic freeway” referred to as the Sturry Hyperlink Street, which is being constructed at the A28 to serve round 16,000 new properties and straightforwardness congestion within the village of Sturry, close to Canterbury.
The £34m contract covers a 550-metre-long highway, with a 250-metre leg set to be constructed over the Nice Stour River, the river’s flood simple, and the railway line from Canterbury to Ramsgate. That phase of the street will likely be supported through a multi-span construction as much as 42 metres in peak.
VolkerFitzpatrick may even ship floor water garage ponds and environmental mitigation paintings at the website online.
Kent County Council, which is main the challenge, mentioned a degree crossing permitting trains to run during the village of Sturry lately interrupts visitors working alongside the A28, growing congestion. The brand new highway will permit visitors to keep away from the extent crossing. The challenge is being funded by the use of the Native Expansion Fund.
Building paintings is about to begin subsequent 12 months and end in summer time 2026.
That is the most recent freeway process gained through VolkerFitzpatrick, after it scooped a £19m contract to construct a freeway bridge over the North Downs rail line in Surrey ultimate August.
In 2022, the contractor additionally gained a £174m process to construct a movie and TV manufacturing centre in east London.
