Balfour Beatty wins £1.2 billion Highways Contract for Lower Thames Crossing

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Balfour Beatty has been awarded a £1.2 billion contract by National Highways to deliver the 'Roads North of the Thames' package of works for the proposed Lower Thames Crossing. The project involves creating a new connection under the River Thames to increase capacity and ease congestion in the South of England. Balfour Beatty will be responsible for designing and delivering over 10 miles of new highways, connecting the M25 at Junction 29 and the A13 with the Lower Thames Crossing tunnel at Tilbury, Essex. Additionally, the company will deliver 49 structures including bridges and major viaducts using modular construction techniques to reduce carbon emissions.