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North Somerset Council has tied contractor Alun Griffiths down to a price of £56.5m to deliver the delayed Banwell Bypass near Weston- Super- Mare. First considered more than a century ago, the 3.3km bypass off the A38 was granted planning permission in March but the project was one of a host of schemes supported by Homes England to be hit by price rises, as Highways revealed earlier this year. In June, the original 2019 estimate of £66m, which includes fees and land purchases, was revealed to have leapt to £89.2m due to surging materials and labour costs caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. Homes England had agreed to fund the majority of the scheme as the bypass could ease traffic congestion from the nearby development of 2,800 homes. The state housing body subsequently agreed to raise its contribution to £77.3m with North Somerset Council contributing the remaining £11.9m. |