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Views sought on Exeter infrastructure procurement

Source: https://www.theconstructionindex.co.uk/all-construction-news

Devon County Council is seeking views from the construction industry on how best to package £55m-worth of infrastructure work planned for ExeterSouth West Exeter is a development on the edge of Exeter with plans for around 2,500 new homes, 21.5 hectares of new employment development and a 1,400-pupil school.The scale of the site, and its steep topography bisected by the A379, requires a large amount of infrastructure to unlock the development.Devon County Council has issued a questionnaire seeking views on the potential procurement strategy for the project infrastructure.It has secured £55.1m funding from the Housing Infrastructure Fund (HIF) for the works, which include five new junctions and two new highways.The questionnaire can be found online at id=gzehjWjLP0S7S5l_d_1b-3CuD9EAxllKlw5-7jS-jcdUN0FSRFcyUTZJVzFOUVlKMEpXVk9LWEc0TS4u