M40 Junction 15

Client: Highways Agency
Value: £60 million
Location: (Longbridge) Bypass, Warwickshire

This scheme entailed the construction of a 2.7km two lane bypass to allow traffic on the A46 (Stratford-on-Avon to Coventry Road) to bypass the Junction 15 roundabout, incorporating significant improvements to the roundabout and slip roads of the M40 Junction 15.

Principal works included:

  • New 20m span by 100m long semi-integral bridge on reinforced soil abutments.
  • Earthworks embankments up to 9m high.
  • Diversions of Statutory Undertakers plant and equipment.
  • New 80m diameter three lane roundabout.
  • Upgrade of existing Junction 15 pavement and signals.
  • Demolition of existing in-situ concrete pinned overbridge.
  • River diversions and culvert construction for existing watercourses.
  • Temporary works.
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