Galliford Try on the search for earthworks companies for A47 upgrade project

Contractor Galliford Try has started the search for specialist earthworks companies as it makes progress with its contract to upgrade the A47. Through a public tender, it is looking for the companies for two dualling schemes. As Highways England’s East Region Delivery Partner, the firm is seeking to get earthwork specialists on board for early […]

Villagers fight HE’s road closure plan

A group of residents in a village near Peterborough have set up an action group to try to stop Highways England closing one of their two access roads. The Peterborough Telegraph reports that the closure plan is part of a multi-million pound dualling of a 1.6 mile section of A47 single carriageway between Wansford and […]

Improvements to A47 Guyhirn junction to start next month

Construction on a £14 million project to improve a accident blackspot junction near Peterborough is to begin next month. The A47 Guyhirn junction, which is used by more than 20,000 vehicles per day, experiences high levels of congestion during peak hours due to the lack of lane space and poor visibility as drivers approach the […]