Costain cancels supply chain event on £260m road job

Costain has been forced to cancel a “Meet the Customer” supply chain event for the A1 Morpeth to Ellingham upgrade scheme as Transport Secretary Grant Shapps continues to dither over approving the job.
Shapps has been due to make a decision on the £260m scheme since January and will now take until December to make a ruling on the project which was due to start construction this summer.
Costain is lined-up as main contractor and has been working to put a significant supply chain