A77 Maybole bypass progress

Shortlist of bidders to deliver a bypass for the town of Maybole announced (December 21st).The shorlist of bidders to build the Maybole bypass has been shortlisted for the £30m construction project and have been invited to participate in the next stage of the procurement competition.The successful bidders for the A77 project are: Farrans Roadbridge, John Paul Construction, R J McLeod and Wills Bros.This next stage of procurement will see the four bidders enter into a commercially sensitive period of competitive dialogue which will last until autumn 2018.The successful bidder will be required to build a new 5km off-line bypass and associated junctions. The bypass will separate local road users from those travelling longer distances, including to the ports. This will lead to improved road safety for local communities and road users, as well as providing better journey time reliability.Following the award of the construction contract, work is expected to get underway on the main construction by the end of 2018.