National Highways selects VolkerFitzpatrick for M3 junction 9 upgrades
VolkerFitzpatrick has been appointed by National Highways to deliver improvement works to junction 9 of the M3, a key motorway junction, which connects south Hampshire, with London, the midlands and the north. More than 6,000 vehicles pass through junction 9 every hour during peak periods and the project will reduce congestion and improve journeys in […]
<strong>VolkerFitzpatrick selected by Hampshire County Council for M27 Junction 10 upgrade</strong>
Hampshire County Council has appointed VolkerFitzpatrick as their design and build contractor for delivering the planned M27 Junction 10 improvement scheme. This marks a key milestone for this significant and complex project which will enable the development of Welborne Garden Village to the north of Fareham. VolkerFitzpatrick and lead designer, Ramboll, bring significant expertise and […]
VolkerFitzpatrick complete £9million regeneration scheme in Crawley town centre
The £9million Eastern Gateway scheme in the West Sussex town of Crawley has been completed by VolkerFitzpatrick on behalf of the County Council. The £9million urban infrastructure scheme has improved links between Crawley town and nearby development sites by implementing walking and cycling improvements. This enabled the council to reduce congestion in the town centre […]
VolkerFitzpatrick awarded £59 million contract to upgrade the Tame Valley Viaduct
VolkerFitzpatrick has won a £59 million contract from Birmingham City Council to provide strengthening and refurbishment works to the A38(M) Tame Valley Viaduct, which currently carries around 80,000 vehicles a day and links the M6 to the city centre. Built in the early 1970s, the 620m long composite viaduct, which forms the northern end of […]
Several major contractors win places on TfL’s Surface Transport Infrastructure Construction Framework
Kier, Eurovia, Tarmac and FM Conway are among the winners on Transport for London’s Surface Transport Infrastructure Construction Framework. Costain and VolkerFitzpatrick also feature on the framework which will mainly cover highway work but also possibly other surface related assets in London as well. Transport for London’s bid process meant that the companies with the […]
VolkerFitzpatrick complete new bridge at Brent Cross West station
A new overbridge, to provide the public with a pedestrian and cycleway crossing over the Midland Main Line, at Brent Cross West, has taken another step towards completion. At the beginning of August, the second part of the overbridge was lifted into place. The first – eastern – half was assembled in April, before being lifted […]
Work underway on Highways England’s Regional Delivery Partnership
Following its appointment to Lot 2 of Highways England’s £8.7 billion Regional Delivery Partnership in 2018, the VolkerFitzpatrick team has been making progress to improve roads and infrastructure in the South East. Construction began in March of last year and the team has already made great progress, upgrading junctions along a nine-mile stretch of the […]
Highways England announces contractors who will deliver major concrete road replacement works
Morgan Sindall and John Sisk are among the contractors who will work on Highways England major programme to repair and replace concrete roads across the country. The two companies will carry out full reconstruction work, which will see them work on a design and build basis demolishing existing pavement and replacing it with new flexible […]
Three more highways companies join the Tarmac/Kier JV as winners on the TfL Surface Transport Infrastructure Construction Framework
Costain, Eurovia, FM Conway and VolkerFitzpatrick have joined the Tarmac/Kier JV as winners on the Transport for London’s (TfL) Surface Transport Infrastructure Construction Framework. The new framework will cover construction of future TfL walking and cycling schemes, including new Cycleways TfL’s red routes, which are the busiest roads in the capital, consist of just of […]
