Somerset’s £66m Banwell Bypass job hit by soaring costs

North Somerset Council is on the hunt for additional funding to deliver the Banwell Bypass project near Weston Super Mare in Somerset
A crucial council meeting next months will decide whether Alun Griffiths can continue to work up designs ahead of work start later this year.
Giffiths is presently working up final designs and carrying out further cost engineering to find budget savings.Despite setting aside £7.6m to handle price fluctuations in the original budget, current market condition