North Carolina Department of Transportation (NCDOT) has awarded Balfour Beatty a $242 million design-build contract to deliver improvements to Interstate U.S. 70, between the Havelock Bypass and east of Thurman Road in Craven County, North Carolina.
The project will upgrade the 10.2-km (6.4-mi) section of Interstate U.S. 70 to improve mobility and military interconnectivity, support economic development, and increase safety along the corridor.
Balfour Beatty will lead the design and construction of the project’s structures and roadways. Already, the company’s Southeast U.S. team has been working along the interstate to deliver the U.S. 70 Havelock Bypass and U.S. 70 James City projects.
According to NCDOT, the newly awarded project is intended to improve the U.S. 70 corridor, the future Interstate 42, between Raleigh and the port of Morehead city, to interstate standards.
“Our Southeast region team is honored to leverage our design-build expertise and unique abilities in self-performing structures and roadway scope on another improvement project along Interstate U.S. 70. We look forward to building on our more than 20-year relationship with NCDOT, and the opportunity to help the state achieve its long-term transportation needs in its growing communities,” says Mark Johnnie, senior vice president at Balfour Beatty Southeast civils operations.
Construction is expected to commence in late 2023, with an expected completion in summer 2028.
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