U.K., April 8 -- Taylor Woodrow Plus has been awarded a £328 million Highways England contract to design and deliver an upgrade to the A358 between the M5 at Taunton and the Southfields roundabout on the A303.

The contract award follows a competitive procurement process through Highways England's Regional Delivery Partnership framework.

Preparatory works have been taking place with Taylor Woodrow, in partnership with Arup and Ramboll, undertaking ground investigation and environmental surveys in the area to inform their design proposals.

This is all in preparation for a statutory consultation on the proposals ahead of submission of the scheme's Development Consent Order application to the Planning Inspectorate.

Andrew Alcorn, Highw...