Dawnus Construction gets Darlaston highways improvement gig

DAWNUS Construction has been awarded the contract for Walsall Council’s £26m Darlaston highways improvement scheme.

The Swansea-based contractor is tasked with reconstructing Bentley Road South and Bentley Mill Way, building a new roundabout at Wallows Lane and widening the junction at Darlaston Road and Bescot Road, in what is known locally as the Brown Lion Junction.

The scheme will improve a number of routes near the M6 as part of the wider Black Country Enterprise Zone which it is hoped will bring in new business and create jobs.

Work on Bentley Road South will enable HGVs to use the road as a main arterial route between Darlaston and Bentley.

Walsall Council’s portfolio holder for environment and transport, Councillor Lee Jeavons, said: “The importance of this project, not just for Walsall but for the regional and strategic highway network cannot be underestimated.

“Better roads around the Black Country Enterprise Zone, which includes Darlaston is going to unlock land which can be used to create thousands of jobs and improve the operating environment for businesses in the area.”

Martin White, Midlands director for Dawnus, said: “We are very proud to be playing such a major part in the development of Darlaston and unlocking the area for future jobs and associated improvements.”