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Mansell secures £4.6 million large vehicle inspection facility contract at RAF Lakenheath

10 Jan 11 Mansell has secured a £4.6 million design and build contract to provide a new Large Vehicle Inspection Facility (LVIS) at RAF Lakenheath, Suffolk for Defence Estates.

This new facility will provide RAF Lakenheath with a purpose-built access gate allowing Base Personnel to search large vehicles and HGVs using state-of-the-art vehicle screening equipment.

The contract includes the widening of the main A1065 highway and incorporation of traffic lights, a new road network leading to a gatehouse and the LVIS search facility.  The search facility is to be constructed using reinforced concrete and incorporates several active restraint barriers to prevent unauthorised access.

Õ¥Ö­¼§ is planned to start inMay 2011,with completion scheduled for June 2012.

This latest award reinforces Mansell’s long-term relationship with Defence Estates.

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