Balfour Beatty, Bam Nuttall and Laing O’Rourke are bidding the project to dual a 2.5 mile section of the A21 in Kent.
Roads Minister Robert Goodwill confirmed the road scheme will go-ahead yesterday following a public inquiry that was held last May.
The Highways Agency will now complete the processing of legal documents and move to appointing a contractor.
Advance work could start in autumn 2014 with main construction as early as spring 2015.
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The A21 upgrade is one of six major road schemes that the Highways Agency is developing for delivery after 2015.
The half-dozen schemes are extra to the 24 major road projects on England’s motorways and major A roads being delivered between 2010 and 2015.
The major road scheme will make journeys on the A21 safer and more reliable and deliver a fivefold return on investment for the UK economy.
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