£60m ring road opportunity for contractors at £4bn Somerset gigafactory

Agratas has announced it will be procuring for the construction of a £60m ring road at its £4bn electric vehicle battery factory in Somerset.

Agratas, Tata Group’s global battery business, is developing the battery cell manufacturing facility which will be located on the Gravity Smart Campus south of Bristol, near Bridgwater.

Sir Robert McAlpine as the principal contractor on the project.

Agratas has now released a prior information notice (PIN) about an opportunity to build the Gravity Ring Road at the site to facilitate access to the new gigafactory.

It says: “This will include construction of roundabouts to provide access, culverts and foundations, surface water drainage systems inclusive of a master rhyne, street furniture, signage, lighting and landscaping. The ground works will consist of preloading and band drains to achieve early settlement.”

The official contract notice is expected to be published on February 25.