M60 Junctions 5-8 widening is an online widening of the Manchester orbital motorway. The existing dual 2-3 lane motorway will be widened to 3-4 lanes with parallel link roads. Halcrow were designer for the design and construct project sponsored by the UK Highways Agency.

key factors:

	detailed design of highways, ground improvements and structures
	innovative ground improvement solutions
	13 new or extended bridge structures
	extensive value engineering to retain and accommodate existing structures
	landmark footbridges
	contract preparation
	ECC project management