{"id":23197,"date":"2017-04-27T13:13:19","date_gmt":"2017-04-27T13:13:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/aecom.com\/taiwan\/press\/aecom-secures-third-menai-crossing-contract\/"},"modified":"2017-10-19T07:52:33","modified_gmt":"2017-10-19T11:52:33","slug":"aecom-secures-third-menai-crossing-contract","status":"publish","type":"press-release","link":"https:\/\/aecom.com\/tw\/press-releases\/aecom-secures-third-menai-crossing-contract\/","title":{"rendered":"AECOM Secures Third Menai Crossing Contract"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>27 April 2017 <\/strong>\u2013 Global infrastructure services firm AECOM has secured a contract with the Welsh Government to deliver design services for the new third crossing of the Menai Strait. Under the contract, AECOM will undertake the Key Stage 2 Appraisal of options to identify and develop initial designs for a new bridge crossing that will link Anglesey with mainland Wales, with a view to identifying a preferred route.<\/p>\n<p>AECOM will deliver a range of multidisciplinary services, including bridge and highway engineering, transport planning, traffic modelling and environmental and ecology consultancy services. AECOM will work with its sub-consultants Knight Architects and Ruthin-based environmental consultancy Richards, Moorehead &amp; Laing Ltd.<\/p>\n<p>A third Menai crossing will alleviate traffic on the two existing bridges over the Menai Strait. The Menai Bridge, built by Thomas Telford in the 1820s and Robert Stephenson&#8217;s Britannia Bridge suffer from heavy congestion. The Britannia Bridge is also the only section of the A55 that is not dual carriageway and can be a significant bottleneck for traffic along the route, which links the M53 with Holyhead Port and is part of the Trans European Road network.<\/p>\n<p>The aim of the scheme is to improve capacity, reliability and journey times along the route, as well as improve network resilience and opportunities for non-motorised users and safety. AECOM\u2019s services will include a review of the potential impact of the proposed scheme on the two historic bridges to develop a design that minimises impact on the environment and is sympathetic to the existing crossings.<\/p>\n<p>Dave Beddell, Highways Director \u2013 Europe, AECOM, said: \u201cA much-needed third crossing on the Menai Strait will keep traffic moving along the strategic A55, helping to boost economic growth in North Wales and Anglesey. AECOM brings a breadth of experience in the delivery of major bridge and highway infrastructure to take this exciting project to its next stage of development.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Work on the project starts immediately and follows AECOM\u2019s previous work in 2016 to develop a strategic business case for the scheme.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">-ENDS-<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":0,"template":"","yst_prominent_words":[],"class_list":["post-23197","press-release","type-press-release","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/aecom.com\/tw\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/press-release\/23197","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/aecom.com\/tw\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/press-release"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/aecom.com\/tw\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/press-release"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/aecom.com\/tw\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/press-release\/23197\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/aecom.com\/tw\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=23197"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"yst_prominent_words","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/aecom.com\/tw\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/yst_prominent_words?post=23197"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}