DALLAS, Dec. 11, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- Jacobs Engineering
Group Inc. (NYSE:JEC) has been awarded a six-year contract by
Highways England, working as a
partner with Costain to deliver Highways England's
multibillion-dollar regional delivery partnership framework. This
new framework will be a cornerstone of Highways England's strategy
to improve safety, increase capacity and deliver efficient and
effective work to ultimately improve the user experience across its
national road network.
Jacobs, working as a partner with Costain, has secured work in
both the North and East regions. The scope of work includes
development, design and construction of capital road projects that
form part of the Regional Investment Programme during Road Period 1
(2015-2020) and Road Period 2 (2020-2025). Jacobs brings strong
regional relationships, leading design and planning capability and
experience in both the North and East regions.
"We look forward to building on our work with Highways England
and to support its ambition to create a modern strategic road
network that supports a modern Britain," said Jacobs Buildings and
Infrastructure Europe Senior Vice President and General Manager
Donald Morrison. "Our strategic
relationship with Costain continues to strengthen and we welcome
the opportunity to deliver regional needs as part of a regional
delivery partnership."
Highways England is the
government organization charged with planning, improving, managing,
operating and maintaining England's Strategic Road Network; over 4,300
miles of motorways and major A roads connecting the country and
driving economic growth.
Around the world, Jacobs delivers
major transportation projects as part of integrated
infrastructure solutions that encompass transport planning and
modeling, environmental solutions, intelligent mobility, connected
vehicle and other emerging technology to full project life cycle
transport infrastructure management. In the U.K., Jacobs supports
Highways England's National Infrastructure and Regional Investment
Programs and its Smart Motorway Programme, as well as programs for
Transport Scotland and the Welsh Government.
Jacobs leads the global professional services sector delivering
solutions for a more connected, sustainable world. With
$15 billion in fiscal 2018 revenue
and a talent force of more than 80,000, Jacobs provides a full
spectrum of services including scientific, technical, professional
and construction- and program-management for business, industrial,
commercial, government and infrastructure sectors. For more
information, visit www.jacobs.com, and connect with Jacobs
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fact are forward-looking statements. We base these forward-looking
statements on management's current estimates and expectations as
well as currently available competitive, financial and economic
data. Forward-looking statements, however, are inherently
uncertain. There are a variety of factors that could cause business
results to differ materially from our forward-looking statements.
For a description of some of the factors which may occur that could
cause actual results to differ from our forward-looking statements
please refer to our Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended
September 28, 2018, and in particular
the discussions contained under Items 1 - Business, 1A - Risk
Factors, 3 - Legal Proceedings, and 7 - Management's Discussion and
Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations. We do
not undertake to update any forward-looking statements made
herein.
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