Hale Street Link Alliance is made up of Bouygues Travaux Publics, Hyder Consulting, Seymour Whyte Holdings and Macmahon Holdings. The other tenderer was John Holland Group with GHD and KBR Consulting Engineers. The contract is due to be signed in early June. The joint venture's members will then work with the council's project team to complete the final design by early December when major construction work will begin. Minor works will start in August.