Sectors - Roads - Balfour Beatty Capital

Roads

Balfour Beatty Capital is an industry leader in privately financed public roads. We design, build, finance and operate highways and street lighting facilities throughout the UK and the US.

Full range of services

Balfour Beatty Capital offers a fully integrated range of services for public-private partnership (PPP) highway projects, from design and engineering, through project and program management, to construction services, private finance, operation and maintenance.

Our team is expertly trained throughout the entire process of creating roads. This includes planning, design and studies in feasibility and environmental impact. This also includes construction and ongoing maintenance, as well as planning and executing periodic lifespan resurfacing and reconstruction. We also maintain and update street lighting and highway signs.

Experts in public-private partnerships

We offer an expert team of highways and PPP specialists that are backed by the strength and financial stability of a global leader in infrastructure projects. This means we can attract and structure the capital resources required to meet the commitments of PPP highway development. Furthermore, we skillfully drive these projects to a successful conclusion that meets the expectations of our customers, partners and the communities in which we operate. Read more about our approach (PDF).

Experience in the UK

Balfour Beatty Capital is responsible for the design, construction, operation, maintenance and management of four successful UK road projects, encompassing 133 miles of roadway, with an asset value in excess of $1.8 billion and with an annual revenue of more than $180 million. Additionally, we are currently operating several public-private partnerships (PPPs) for the design, provision, maintenance and management of street lighting and signage, with an asset value of over $121 million. Read more about our current projects.

Experience in the US

The Balfour Beatty Group has been involved in some of the world’s largest and most challenging infrastructure projects, including the following:

SH 130 in Texas—one of the largest design-build transportation projects in the U.S.
SH 170 in South Carolina—a design-build project, which involved constructing a 9,000 foot bridge, a 1,400 foot bridge and 12 miles of roadway
The Golden Gate Bridge in California—a challenging seismic retrofit project to help reduce the bridge’s vulnerability to earthquakes

Emphasis on quality projects

We create and maintain our roads to consistently exceed expectations. Read more about our current road projects.