Balfour Beatty is the preferred contractor for the North Hykeham Relief Road, the final section of Lincoln’s ring road according to the executive member for highways, Cllr Richard Davies.
Making the revelation Davies said that the team overseeing the project will be taking a survey to the highway’s scrutiny committee early in March so members can review present plans and table their views – all of which will be considered when a conclusion on how to go on is revealed by the Executive in April.
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“As the report states, the present proposed idea is to select Balfour Beatty in months to come with a view to submitting a planning application for the project in 2023 and construction beginning towards the end of 2025,” stated the executive member for highways.
The North Hykeham Relief Road project will see a new dual carriageway that connects the A46 Pennells Roundabout to the newly built Lincoln Eastern Bypass and offers a complete ring road around the city constructed. As part of the project, new roundabouts will also be constructed at South Hykeham Road, Brant Road, and Grantham Road.
Several bridges will also be built, including at Station Road as well as over the River Witham.
Cost of the North Hykeham Relief Road project
The present estimated cost of the construction of the North Hykeham Relief Road, which is set to take approximately three years to complete, is between US$ 240M and US$ 284.3M. Earlier the cost was estimated to be US$ 205.2M.
Commenting on the cost of the project, Cllr Davies explained that the estimated cost has risen compared to 2019’s projection due to victimization of the project to national spikes in material and labor, along with inflation.
“The reason for having over US$ 44M cost range is that still there is a lot of risks that could cost us and a number of changes that could help us save finances. These would further need to be looked into before having more price certainty. We’re much experienced in constructing major infrastructure schemes like this so we’d be getting ready for the higher figure but toiling towards achieving the lower one.”
