Skip to main content

Scottish Roads Partnership preferred bidder for M8, M73 and M74 upgrades

The Scottish Roads Partnership has been given preferred bidder status by Transport Scotland for the upgrade of the M8, M73 and M74 motorways. Work on the €484.35 million (£415 million) M8, M73 and M74 Motorway Improvements programme, which includes widening sections of each of the motorways, is scheduled to be completed by spring 2017. The Scottish Roads Partnership consortium consists of Ferrovial Agroman (Amey) and Lagan.
August 23, 2013 Read time: 1 min
RSSThe Scottish Roads Partnership has been given preferred bidder status by 4068 Transport Scotland for the upgrade of the M8, M73 and M74 motorways.

Work on the €484.35 million (£415 million) M8, M73 and M74 Motorway Improvements programme, which includes widening sections of each of the motorways, is scheduled to be completed by spring 2017. The Scottish Roads Partnership consortium consists of 2717 Ferrovial Agroman (2958 Amey) and 2340 Lagan.

For more information on companies in this article

Related Content

  • Shortlist of three to build UK's Mersey toll bridge
    May 18, 2012
    The shortlist of three bidders for the €707 million (£600 million) plus Mersey Gateway Project in North West England as been revealed. The first bidder is the Balfour Beatty, Bouygues Travaux Publics, Egis Projects consortium. The second bidder is Merseylink consortium, comprising equity members Macquarie Capital Group, Bilfinger Berger Project Investments, Vialia Sociedad Gestora de Concesiones de Infraestructuras and FCC Construcción. Completing the bidding trio is MGL consortium, comprising equity membe
  • Canada's border link
    February 28, 2012
    The tender process for the vital Windsor-Essex Parkway 11km that links highway 401 in Ontario (Canada) with the US border through Michigan State is underway.
  • TRL and RSA deal in safer UK roads
    April 27, 2012
    TRL, the UK’s Transport Research Laboratory, and Road Safety Analysis (RSA) are to pool their expertise to deliver high quality road safety projects for local authorities across Britain. With over 75 years of experience, TRL works at the leading edge of transport globally, generating and applying science, knowledge and understanding to develop innovative solutions and software. RSA was established far more recently after developing the multi award-winning MAST Online project; it has grown rapidly to deliver
  • Report shows China’s construction growth
    August 1, 2012
    A report by US-based research specialist the Freedonia Group highlights the continuing strong growth in the Chinese construction market. According to Freedonia’s report, construction expenditure in China will increase 8.8%/year in real terms throughout 2016. Although this growth will slow slightly from the rapid pace seen during 2006-2011, the country will continue to outperform other major national construction markets. This will be driven by urbanisation and industrialisation, rebounding foreign investmen