FCC Construcción has completed the A-465 motorway extension project in Wales (United Kingdom). The project has improved and extended the A-465 motorway between Hirwaun and Dowlais Top by 17.7 kilometres. 

The works included 17.7 kilometres of new motorway, 6 kilometres of new secondary roads, 32 new bridges, 28 new retaining walls and more than one million euros in social and environmental sustainability projects in local communities.

FCC Construcción has developed an environmentally responsible project in which more than 120,000 trees and shrubs have been planted, new habitats have been created for crested newts, dormice, lapwings and bats, and a plantation of the species ‘devil's scabious’ has been developed to promote the conservation of fritillary butterflies; more than 90 bat boxes have been installed; underpasses have been built under the road to help wildlife move safely, and environmental awareness has been promoted in local schools.

The project will improve traffic flow, making it safer, especially at crossings. This project will improve the economy of the area, particularly in the Ebbw Vale Enterprise Zone. Socially, its development has led to the creation of around 2,000 jobs and the revitalisation of the local economy, with improved road connections. Economically, the local supply chain has seen an investment of £400 million during construction, of which more than £230 million has gone to the Heads of the Valleys region.

FCC Construcción and its experience in motorways and highways.

FCC Construcción has built more than 8,500 kilometres of roads, motorways and motorways on the four continents where it operates, using all types of contracts and financing.
These activities have included planning, design and construction of roadways, junctions, auxiliary roads, tunnels, bridges and other types of structures forming part of the projects, including in some cases the refurbishment and maintenance of infrastructure.