Morgan Sindall Group Regulatory News (MGNS)

26 Mar 2009 14:29



Morgan Sindall plc

26  March 2009

Morgan Sindall to deliver 

£209 million A1 joint venture

Infrastructure services business Morgan Est, part of construction and regeneration group Morgan Sindall plc, is to start work on a £209 million major road contract for the Highways Agency.

The award - worth over £100 million to the Group - will see Morgan Est working alongside Carillion to upgrade the southern section of the A1 from Dishforth to Barton. The total cost of the scheme is £318 million.

The works will include upgrading the two-lane dual carriageway to a three-lane motorway as well as installing low-noise surfacing to benefit local residents. The work will also protect the natural habitat of local wildlife.

The A1 is a strategically important north/south inter-regional trunk road, linking London and the South of England with the North East of England and Scotland. It also plays a key role linking other strategic routes such as the M62 and A19.

Work is scheduled to start in March 2009, and is due to finish in 2012.

Paul Smith, Chief Executive of Morgan Sindall plc, said:

"This is a major road project and we have been working on the contract with the Highways Agency since 2004. Morgan Est has an excellent track record in delivering infrastructure projects of this type and we are excited to be working alongside Carillion. The deal demonstrates our strength in the roads sector, where we are already delivering the £445 million M74 completion project - Scotland's largest ever road construction scheme - as part of the Interlink joint venture, as well as the £62.5m A1073 in Lincolnshire."

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Editor's Notes: 

Morgan Sindall plc is a top UK construction and regeneration group which operates through five specialist divisions of fit out, construction, infrastructure services, affordable housing and urban regeneration.