Aberdeen road builders chasing ‘hundreds of millions’ in compensation after bypass doubles to £1bn

By Dave Rogers2019-08-15T05:00:00

Balfour Beatty boss says it will have to decide on legal action by end of the year

The chief executive of Balfour Beatty has said his firm is chasing the client on the Aberdeen road scheme in Scotland for “hundreds of millions” of pounds in compensation after revealing the job cost more than £1bn to build.

The eye-watering amount comes after the 58km long scheme was finally fully opened in February – more than a year late.

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