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  "url": "https://voltformer.com/news/balfour-beatty-2026-04-27-middlewich-eastern-bypass-receives-notice-to-proceed",
  "slug": "balfour-beatty-2026-04-27-middlewich-eastern-bypass-receives-notice-to-proceed",
  "category": "epc-contractors",
  "publishDate": "2026-04-27",
  "sourceName": "Balfour Beatty",
  "sourceUrl": "https://www.balfourbeatty.com/media-centre/latest/balfour-beatty-receives-notice-to-proceed-on-middlewich-eastern-bypass-project/",
  "readingTimeMinutes": 1,
  "tags": [
    "Balfour Beatty",
    "EPC"
  ],
  "content": {
    "title": "Middlewich Eastern Bypass receives Notice to Proceed",
    "summary": "The £54m project comprises 2.5km of carriageway, two junctions, a canal bridge, a railway bridge and active-travel infrastructure.",
    "sections": [
      {
        "heading": "Reported scope and milestone",
        "paragraphs": [
          "Balfour Beatty: The £54m project comprises 2.5km of carriageway, two junctions, a canal bridge, a railway bridge and active-travel infrastructure."
        ],
        "sources": [
          {
            "name": "Balfour Beatty",
            "url": "https://www.balfourbeatty.com/media-centre/latest/balfour-beatty-receives-notice-to-proceed-on-middlewich-eastern-bypass-project/"
          }
        ]
      },
      {
        "heading": "Engineering interpretation",
        "paragraphs": [
          "Notice to Proceed authorizes the bypass work to proceed. The road, junctions, bridges and active-travel elements remain a civil construction scope, not an operating asset at announcement."
        ],
        "sources": [
          {
            "name": "Balfour Beatty",
            "url": "https://www.balfourbeatty.com/media-centre/latest/balfour-beatty-receives-notice-to-proceed-on-middlewich-eastern-bypass-project/"
          }
        ]
      },
      {
        "heading": "Delivery responsibilities",
        "paragraphs": [
          "The reported construction package defines the contractor’s delivery responsibilities. Civil works, building services, installation and commissioning may sit with different contractors or joint-venture partners. The full project budget is distinct from an individual contractor’s award. Contract award, site mobilization, practical completion and operation are separate milestones; planned dates and capacity remain prospective until the owner confirms delivery. The source-defined scope therefore matters when comparing a civil contractor, a construction manager and an integrated design-and-build provider."
        ],
        "sources": [
          {
            "name": "Balfour Beatty",
            "url": "https://www.balfourbeatty.com/media-centre/latest/balfour-beatty-receives-notice-to-proceed-on-middlewich-eastern-bypass-project/"
          }
        ]
      }
    ]
  },
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    {
      "slug": "balfour-beatty",
      "name": "Balfour Beatty",
      "href": "/epc-contractors/balfour-beatty",
      "website": "https://www.balfourbeatty.com/",
      "aliases": [
        "Balfour Beatty",
        "بلفور بيتي",
        "Balfour Beatty plc"
      ]
    }
  ]
}