{"id":18370,"date":"2023-06-19T00:35:04","date_gmt":"2023-06-19T07:35:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/essential.construction\/news\/costains-planned-m6-link-road-job-halted-over-costs\/"},"modified":"2023-06-19T00:35:06","modified_gmt":"2023-06-19T07:35:06","slug":"costains-planned-m6-link-road-job-halted-over-costs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/essential.construction\/news\/costains-planned-m6-link-road-job-halted-over-costs\/","title":{"rendered":"Costain\u2019s planned M6 link road job halted over costs"},"content":{"rendered":"

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The decision is a major setback for Costain, which was appointed last March to deliver detailed design and stakeholder engagement, as well as the construction work, once planning approval was in place.<\/p>\n

This decision to suspend further work on the plans follows extensive talks between stakeholders Lancashire County Council, Lancaster City Council, Homes England, and Costain.<\/p>\n

Funding for the road scheme and a wider programme of supporting infrastructure included \u00a3140m from the government\u2019s Housing Infrastructure Fund. This will now be returned to the Government.<\/p>\n

The proposed new South Lancaster to M6 road scheme would have included a new road between the M6 at junction 33 and the proposed garden village in south Lancaster, as well as a new Park and Ride on Hazelrigg Lane.<\/p>\n

Aidy Riggott, cabinet member at Lancashire county council, said: \u201cWe\u2019ve been working hard to try and deliver these transport and community improvements, and unlock access to the proposed Garden Village, but we\u2019re not able to continue with the proposals in their current form.<\/p>\n

\u201cIn particular, we\u2019re faced with rising costs due to inflation, which would have affected how we can deliver these improvements within the current plans.\u201d<\/p>\n

The decision is another big blow for Costain\u2019s Highways division, which in recent weeks has seen a host of future pipeline work withdrawn.<\/p>\n

In recent weeks National Highways cancelled Costain\u2019s 19-mile central reserve replacement project along the M62 over soaring costs.<\/p>\n

It also pulled Costain from the quartet of contractors mobilising to deliver the \u00a31.3bn A66 Northern Trans-Pennine upgrade project and is understood to have instructed Costain to now prepare to deliver its planned \u00a31bn-\u00a31.3bn A12 upgrade around Colchester as a joint venture rather than as sole main contractor as originally planned.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n