Costain dropped from £1.3bn A66 road job

National Highways has pulled Costain from the quartet of contractors mobilising to deliver the £1.3bn A66 Northern Trans-Pennine upgrade project.
At the same time in another serious blow to the firm’s highways division, Costain has agreed it will now deliver its planned £1bn-£1.3bn A12 upgrade around Colchester in the south east as a joint venture rather than as sole main contractor as originally planned.
Both National Highways and Costain described the decision as &lsquo