Council starts search for Kier replacement on road job

By Jordan Marshall2019-10-02T05:00:00

Contractor was dumped after costs on Peterborough project jumped two-thirds

Cambridgeshire county council has begun the search to replace Kier on a road job after axing the contractor over the summer in a row about costs.

The firm, which nosedived to a £245m pre-tax loss last month, was booted off the King’s Dyke crossing on the A605 near Peterborough in July with the £16m scheme, let under a two-stage contract, jumping to more than £26m.

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