{"id":585,"date":"2017-02-10T14:22:20","date_gmt":"2017-02-10T14:22:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/slcrail.com\/\/?p=585"},"modified":"2017-02-10T14:22:20","modified_gmt":"2017-02-10T14:22:20","slug":"uk-rail-industry-award-winners","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/slcrail.com\/uk-rail-industry-award-winners\/","title":{"rendered":"UK Rail Industry Award Winners"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Last Thursday, 9th February, at the UK Rail Industry Awards a team from SLC Rail, Solihull Council and Carillion was announced winner in the category Outstanding Projects &#8211; Medium (\u00a33m-\u00a320m) for the replacement of the A45 South Bridge near Birmingham Airport<\/p>\n<p>The competition was strong, with more than 130 organisations entering and an impressive shortlist of projects from across the industry.<\/p>\n<p>The 18-month project to replace a road-over-rail bridge was delivered on schedule and on budget. 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