Norfolk County Council have now confirmed the formal award of the contract for the construction of Norwich Northern Distributor Road to the international infrastructure groupBalfour Beatty.
Toby Coke, Chairman of the Environment, Development & Transport Committee, said: “I am very pleased that we have at last been able to confirm the award of the construction contract to Balfour Beatty Civils. Wednesday’s Government confirmation of funding ended the long, and at times frustrating, development and approval process, but now things will start to move quickly.
“Work including some initial site clearance will be starting on site before Christmas, with the main site clearance, archaeology and utility service diversions will be underway in January followed by construction of the road itself beginning around the end of March (2016). Construction will then take place along the whole footprint of the scheme and people can look forward to the road opening by the end of 2017 or early 2018.
“Once it opens it will immediately take thousands of vehicles a day off unsuitable and congested roads in and around Norwich, bringing relief to communities that have for years endured rat-running, and vastly improving access for businesses and residents across the north-east of Norwich, Broadland and North Norfolk.”
