Skanska commences procurement process for Lower Thames Crossing project
Skanska is procuring for a range of subcontractors under its contract for the Kent Roads section of the Lower Thames Crossing. The Kent Roads contract is one of the three main works packages on the £9bn major road project, which will see a new 4.2km tunnel under the Thames and roughly 20km of new supporting […]
A428 Black Cat to Caxton Gibbet: Open for business
Skanska’s A428 project team have safely connected the new A428 and B1040 roads over a newly constructed bridge and opened it up to traffic. This signifies the opening up of part of the mainline route of the A428 in Cambridgeshire which is key for moving earthworks material that will form the new western embankment at […]
Skanska leads new update on asphalt reuse guidance
Infrastructure engineers at Skanska have led an update to an essential guide for the road surfacing and maintenance industry in the UK. Andy Simms, materials engineering manager, and Max Townsend, senior waste and resources manager, contributed to the update of the Managing Reclaimed Asphalt guidance to ensure it meets current legislation, according to Construction Management. The guide […]
National Highways deliver foodbank move saving Bedfordshire charity £14K
Highways workers helped a food bank charity save some £14,000 when they helped it relocate to new premises including moving 1,300 crates of food. A Bedfordshire food bank has been given a new year boost after volunteers from National Highways and its local suppliers moved the charity to a new home. Bedford Food Bank has […]
Skanska is LTC Kent roads preferred bidder
National Highways has announced that Skanska has been named the preferred bidder for the Kent Roads contract on the Lower Thames Crossing project. The Lower Thames Crossing is a proposed new road connecting Kent and Essex through the UK’s longest road tunnel. It is designed to tackle congestion at the 60-year-old Dartford Crossing, make journeys […]
M42 scheme reaches 500,000 hours without a worker losing time through injury
More than 500,000 work hours have been clocked up without any of the 250-strong workforce on the M42 junction 6 improvements scheme taking time off through injury thanks to strict safety measures on site. An LTI is when someone has to take time off work as a result of a workplace incident or accident and […]
Skanska wins A46 Newark Bypass contract
National Highways has awarded Skanska the contract to upgrade a 6.6km stretch of the A46 Newark Bypass in the Midlands, including the construction of new bridge over the A1. The project will deliver a dual carriageway A46 Bypass, providing two lanes in each direction, between the Farndon and Winthorpe junctions. Skanska will now begin design […]
Skanska and GRAHAM join CLC C02nstruct Zero campaign
The Construction Leadership Council has announced that Skanska and GRAHAM are among four new companies to join its CO2nstruct Zero campaign. CO2nstruct Zero brings together businesses from across the sector to deliver the change needed to reduce carbon use in construction. It includes a roadmap for change and clear measures to show how industry is […]
Skanska helps to connect communities with new footbridge successfully installed over A45
The successful installation of the new 92-tonne bridge is a key milestone in Skanska’s delivery of the £282m upgrade to M42 junction 6 for National Highways. As part of a complex nighttime operation across Saturday 30 April and Sunday 1 May, the near 60m long bridge was successfully lowered into position above the busy A45 […]
Highways UK starts today
The UK’s flagship highways and transport event, Highways UK, starts today in Hall 9 & 10 at the Birmingham NEC. As well as two halls full of exhibitors including all the major tier 1 contractors, National Highways and the rest highways supply chain, there are several theatres covering a number of important subjects over the […]
