Carlisle Southern Link Road

Tender description

Lot 1: The Council are seeking to appoint a lead Principal (CDM 2015) Design and Build Contractor to provide all necessary design and engineering, labour, equipment, plant and materials to undertake all works associated with the delivery of the Carlisle Southern Link Road (CSLR). The CSLR will connect Junction 42 of the M6 with the A595 and will connect with Carlisle Northern Development route from the A595 to Junction 44 of the M6. The CSLR is an 8 km road (60 mph) which will include four new roundabouts, five cycle bridges and four road bridges and a cycle path along the northern side along its full length. Two of the bridges will cross Network Rail assets (West Coast Main Line and Cumbrian Coast Line) with one of these bridges also crossing the River Caldew. This opportunity is split into two stages. There is no guarantee that the contractor will be appointed to deliver stage two.