Octavius Regional Civil Engineering has been appointed to deliver civil works, structures and drainage packages for the Banwell bypass, a new 3.3km single carriageway between the A371 and A368.
鈥淭he win extends our client portfolio, a first project for Galliford Try in the southwest,鈥� said Octavius Regional Civil Engineering delivery director Chris Ellis. 鈥淎s well as creating a new road we are also helping provide new walking, cycling and horse-riding routes 鈥� fostering more integrated and sustainable ways of travel in the west.鈥�
Octavius Regional Civil Engineering is transport infrastructure Tier 1 contractor Octavius Infrastructure鈥檚 self-delivery business. The team is already on-site undertaking enabling works and supporting the statutory undertakers to divert assets. To minimise disruption, works traffic is prohibited from travelling through Banwell and can only access the site via a haul road running parallel to the route of the new bypass.
The bypass is being jointly funded by North Somerset Council, a Housing Infrastructure Fund grant from Homes England and the West of England Combined Authority Economic Development Fund.
Octavius鈥� highways business is already working on two projects for North Somerset Council: the A38 major road network improvement scheme and the replacement of Winterstoke Road bridge, a critical route into Weston-super-Mare. Octavius Regional Civil Engineering is also on new highways frameworks for both Somerset Council and Bristol City Council.
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