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Kier Highways<\/a> been awarded the \u00a3150m contract to deliver the A585 Windy Harbour to Skippool scheme, which will improve the safety of pedestrians, equestrians and cyclists<\/h2>\n

The project is being delivered through Highways England\u2019s six-year \u00a38.7bn Regional Delivery Partnership<\/a> (RDP) framework, which Kier was appointed to in November 2018. This Skippool scheme will reduce congestion and supporting the economic growth potential in Wyre and Fylde.<\/p>\n

The scheme will see the construction of a new three-mile dual carriageway bypass to alleviate the heavily congested A585 between Windy Harbour and Skippool.<\/p>\n

The works will commence in spring 2020 and are due to be completed in summer 2023.<\/p>\n

Archaeological excavations<\/h3>\n

Oxford Archaeology<\/a> was carrying out advance archaeological excavations on site when it unearthed perfectly-preserved prehistoric vegetation and stone tools. The artefacts found included a 6,000-year-old elm tree leaf, as well as tools including worked flint and chert blades which either belonged to Mesolithic hunter-gatherers (pre-3800 BC) or Neolithic first farmers (post-3800 BC).<\/p>\n

Joe Incutti, Kier acting group managing director for Highways, said: \u201cThis is an important project for our client Highways England, and I am delighted that we are working with them to successfully deliver this\u00a0strategic\u00a0scheme.<\/p>\n

“We are currently engaging with the local supply chain to utilise existing capability, in parallel with working to enhance skills across the region.\u201d<\/p>\n

Experience<\/h3>\n

Kier Highways manages 30,000km of the UK\u2019s strategic and\u00a0local authority road network, currently working with a wide range of local authorities in the country. It delivers highway services to 4.2m people and its routine reactive maintenance includes emptying gullies, surface treatment and repairing potholes.<\/p>\n

Kier Highways recently won a contract with Birmingham Highways Ltd (BHL), which includes Birmingham\u2019s traffic operations, planned and reactive maintenance, inspections and winter services.<\/p>\n

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