Balfour Beatty, the international infrastructure group, announces that it has been named as one of the four delivery partners for the Highways Agency's framework contract to deliver its Managed Motorways schemes.

The overall framework contract, which has a value of up to £2 billion, is to reduce congestion, improve safety and make journey times more reliable on key sections of England's motorways.


Balfour Beatty Chief Executive, Ian Tyler, said: "We are delighted to have been named as a delivery partner by the Highways Agency for its Managed Motorways schemes.

"We have gained substantial expertise in recent years in using technology to actively manage traffic to improve safety, increase capacity and improve journey time reliability on major motorways."

The framework contract is expected to deliver the following Managed Motorways schemes by 2015.

Other schemes which improve capacity and traffic flow, using technology to make journey times more reliable, improve safety and provide driver information, could also be delivered under this framework contract.

(CD/GK)