Photo: Becton Sewage Treatment Works courtesy Thames WaterIn an excellent piece of good news to end the year Thames Water has announced that it has let the biggest single construction project, worth £400m, in the UK water industry since privatization 20 years ago.
The contract for the Lee TRunnel is being awarded to MVB – made up of joint venture partners Morgan Est, VINCI Construction Grand Projects and Bachy Soletanche. The four-mile Lee tunnel, costing £600m in total is set for completion in 2014. It will prevent more than 16 million tones of raw sewage overflowing into the River Lee, a tributary of the River Thames.
The news marks a major milestone in finally cleaning up the River Thames and is an important development for the water industry.
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