Kier gets start date for delayed £36m eye hospital

Kier can finally start construction later this year on the new £36m Sunderland Eye Hospital.
Kier was appointed preferred bidder back in November 2021 with work originally due to start in the summer of 2022.
Leaders at South Tyneside and Sunderland NHS Foundation Trust and Sunderland City Council have now given the green light to sign contracts with Kier with work expected to start on site before Christmas.The construction phase for the new Eye Hospital is expected to take two years once w