Northern Ireland construction firm Farrans has won a major contract in Edinburgh alongside joint venture partners Sacyr UK and Neopul.

The JV will deliver the Infrastructure and Systems contract for the Edinburgh Tram York Place to Newhaven project. It involves design, construction, system integration, testing and commissioning of the extension to bring it into service.

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This 4.7km route will have eight tram stops and will extend the tram line, which currently connects the airport with the city centre, to the north of the city. The project budget stands at £207m.

The Early Contractor Involvement stage will start imminently and will see Farrans work closely with Edinburgh City Council, Morrison Utility Services, Siemens and other stakeholders to develop the design and planning of the project before moving forward to the main construction phase later in 2019.

(CM/JG)