Telford footbridge developer looking for local businesses
Local businesses who may be able to play a role in building a new footbridge between Telford Central station and the town centre are being invited to meet the company which is delivering the project.
In partnership with Telford & Wrekin Council and Enterprise Telford, Balfour Beatty is holding a Meet the Buyer event at The Marches Growth Hub at the University of Wolverhampton's Priorslee Campus on July 19.
The event, between 8.30am and 3pm, will see the civil engineering giant meet with local businesses who can submit proposals to deliver a variety of aspects of the works.
The company is looking for suppliers of aggregate, topsoil, lighting products and building materials.
It also wants subcontractors across a number of areas, including for groundworks, landscaping, scaffolding, brickwork, fencing, traffic management, crane and plant supply, paving, electrical work, security, cleaning and catering.
The new £7 million bridge will replace the existing landmark red footbridge and cycle route, which council leaders say is expensive to maintain, too steep and does not comply with the Disability Discrimination Act.
The bridge should have a lifespan of around 150 years, and will have a covered walkway connecting the two platforms and leading onto Ironmasters Way and Rampart Way.
The new bridge is likely to be lifted into place in late February or early March 2018.
Work would then begin on the removal and demolition of the existing red bridge, with all work expected to be completed by late June or early July 2018.
