Balfour Beatty plc (LON:BBY) has picked up contracts worth £425ml to design and build Britain’s next generation of motorways and A roads.
The contractor has been selected for the B6 contract in the south-east, worth up to £1.1bn, and B8 in the north, worth £2bn.
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Balfour Beatty’s contracts are for the initial phases of work on the six-year frameworks with future packages of work to be awarded based on performance.
At construction peak, Balfour Beatty will employ 250 people, of which 5% will be apprenticeships.