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Costain<\/a> has been appointed by Highways England<\/a> as the delivery integration partner to design and build the \u00a3138m Simister Island interchange improvement project<\/h2>\n

Highways England, responsible for the plans to improve the interchange \u2013 which serves the M60, M66 and M62 \u2013 has appointed Costain and partner Jacobs to design and manage the construction<\/a> of the Simister Island interchange improvement.<\/p>\n

The scheme will improve the journey experience for users of this section of network by reducing peak congestion and providing faster average speeds, delivering more reliable journeys and reducing journey times overall.<\/p>\n

The Simister Island interchange is one of the busiest motorway junctions in the North West, used by around 90,000 vehicles each day.<\/p>\n

The junction struggles with high volumes of traffic, far above what it was designed for, and as a result suffers from congestion and poor journey time reliability.<\/p>\n

Connecting businesses and communities<\/h3>\n

Malcolm Bell, Costain programme director, said: \u201cThis is a critical project supporting economic growth in the North of England; improving traffic flow that connects businesses and communities.<\/p>\n

\u201cCostain will deploy digital tools to improve productivity and effectiveness throughout the programme to enable the timely delivery of safer, greener and more efficient roads<\/a>.\u201d<\/p>\n

A public consultation on the scheme is now being planned for this winter, and a planning application is due to be submitted next year.<\/p>\n

If the plans are approved by the Government then work on the project could start by spring 2025.<\/p>\n

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