# SS16122 Sturry Link Road

> Tender notice from UK public-sector procurement sources.

## Key facts

- Public buyer: [Kent County Council](/buyers/kent-county-council/contract-awards)
- Tender value: £16,900,000
- Published: 16 July 2019
- Planned start: 16 February 2020
- Planned end: 15 February 2022
- Stage: open_tender
- Procurement category: works
- Notice ID: f359ab39-47d8-4007-ad07-bba94efdba2a-301577
- OCID: ocds-b5fd17-9e4e63c6-6fc0-466a-938c-aa3b66106969

## Description

This is a design and build contract for a new highway and viaduct over flood plain and railway The procurement procedure is COMPETITIVE PROCEDURE WITH NEGOTIATION The proposed Sturry Link Road aims to reduce traffic on the A28 and A291 through Sturry, ease congestion at the Sturry level crossing and cater for the extra traffic from the new housing proposed at Sturry, Broad Oak and beyond at Herne Bay\. Sturry experiences high levels of traffic which, combined with frequent operation of the level crossing can lead to severe congestion, making journey times unreliable\. The proposed new road will be located to the north and west of Sturry providing a new 1\.5km route to link the A28 Sturry Road in the south to the A291 Sturry Hill in the east\. A section of new road is also proposed to provide a direct link to Shalloak Road to the west\. The section of the Sturry Link Road being delivered by KCC as the Highway Authority involves\. • the construction of a new roundabout on the A28 • a 250m long continuous bridge structure \(viaduct\) spanning both the railway and both arms of the Great Stour and its floodplain\. • A new roundabout to the north of the railway connecting to the element of the route being delivered by the developers\. • a surface water attenuation pond • environmental mitigation • alterations to the A28/A291 junction Please note DRAFT tender documents and DRAFT programme are issued for information only at this early stage along with the SQQ\. Suppliers who are interested in this opportunity should submit their SQQ by 27th August 12:00 midday via the kent business portal https://www\.kentbusinessportal\.org\.uk

## Related contract awards

- [SESLIP DPS - ICB data dashboards](/contracts/ocds-b5fd17-b50fff1c-27fc-4071-ac3a-cc29d330a855): KENT COUNTY COUNCIL
- [SESLIP DPS - Targeted Support run-off](/contracts/ocds-b5fd17-bcd05e66-ab1f-4537-899b-0d52c65f4260): KENT COUNTY COUNCIL
- [SESLIP DPS - Project Support](/contracts/ocds-b5fd17-270a9f03-310b-4ea0-b581-49b95d429eb2): KENT COUNTY COUNCIL

## Source

[View the original notice on Contracts Finder](https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/f359ab39-47d8-4007-ad07-bba94efdba2a-301577)