Contractor signed for brand new Trent bridge

A bridge is being constructed to attach pedestrians and cyclists within the Girl Bay space south of the river with the Trent Basin waterside housing property on the north facet of the river, near Nottingham metropolis centre.

It is going to be the primary new crossing of the Trent within the metropolis for 65 years.

The undertaking follows £9m in authorities funding from the Remodeling Cities programme.

Balfour Beatty has been appointed as principal contractor; Decide Everard – working as a part of the Excellent Circle’s collaboration – has been appointed as undertaking administration and amount surveyor. Each had been engaged by Scape contract frameworks.

Decide Everard director Matt Corridor stated: “The formal appointment of our consultancy staff and Balfour Beatty as principal contractor is a big milestone for Nottingham Metropolis Council. This can be a flagship undertaking for the town and the out there social and transport advantages out there should be introduced in a transparent method as stakeholder engagement continues.”

Forward of a planning utility being submitted by the summer time, feasibility research have already been accomplished alongside work to pinpoint a exact location for the proposed construction.

Nottingham Metropolis Council is working with the county council and Rushcliffe Borough Council, which is on the south facet of the river.

Nottingham metropolis councillor Audra Wynter, portfolio holder for highways, transport and parks, stated: “It’s nice to see that we’ve now appointed the undertaking staff of Decide Everard and Balfour Beatty to ship the primary new crossing over the River Trent in 65 years.”

Rushcliffe Borough Council chief Simon Robinson stated: “The bridge will create additional hyperlinks between Rushcliffe and the town, offering the chance for improved entry, and a sustainable various to dependency on automobile use, to employment and leisure alternatives on each side of the river. Topic to an impartial planning course of for its development on the Rushcliffe banks of the Trent, we’re happy to listen to companions have been appointed and we’re supportive of its creation.”

Obtained a narrative? Electronic mail information@theconstructionindex.co.uk