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Highways England<\/a> has awarded Skanska<\/a> a \u00a3507m contract to deliver A428 Black Cat to Caxton Gibbet improvements<\/h2>\n

This A428 project will deliver benefits to road users and the local community by creating a new 10-mile dual carriageway to improve journeys between Milton Keynes, Bedford and Cambridge.<\/p>\n

Skanska will be responsible for the design and build<\/a> of the scheme, which will involve upgrading the route running from the Black Cat roundabout near St Neots to Caxton Gibbet.<\/p>\n

The project will improve safety and cut journey times by up to a third.<\/p>\n

It will also help local people by discouraging rat running on local village roads and unlock economic growth in this fast-growing region.<\/p>\n

The project is being led by Skanska, working in close collaboration with design partner Mott MacDonald<\/a> and customer Highways England.<\/p>\n

Delivering \u2018a lasting legacy\u2019<\/h3>\n

\u201cWe\u2019re delighted to have agreed this contract with Highways England which will deliver lasting benefits to the region,\u201d said Jonathan Willcock, managing director of Skanska\u2019s infrastructure business.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt builds on our long-standing and trusted relationship with Highways England, through which we have delivered many successful projects. This includes recent improvements to the A14<\/a> that were delivered eight months early and at M1 J19.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe know the area well and will work closely with communities along the route to help keep roads running during the works while providing training and job opportunities for local people \u2013 helping to deliver a lasting legacy.\u201d<\/p>\n

Lee Galloway, Highways England A428 Black Cat to Caxton Gibbet improvements interim project director, added: \u201cThe A428 Black Cat to Caxton Gibbet improvements scheme will transform one of the busiest road links in the East of England, helping to save drivers who live, work and travel in and around Bedfordshire and Cambridge an hour-and-a-half on their journeys every week.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe\u2019re extremely excited to be working alongside Skanska as we move through the design stages<\/a> of this project and onto starting main construction.\u201d<\/p>\n

The new road will provide better connections between Milton Keynes, Cambridge, Bedford and St Neots.<\/p>\n

A number of junction improvements will also be made, including a new three-tier junction at Black Cat roundabout allowing free flowing traffic onto the A1 and the new dual carriageway.<\/p>\n

It will also create better routes for walkers, cyclists and horse riders and deliver better connections to St Neots and its train station.<\/p>\n

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