The company said it had been selected as a partner alongside Balfour Beatty , Costain and BAM Nuttall/Morgan Sindall by the UK highways agency to transform a section of Britain's roads into a 'smart motorway'.

The contract is worth 184 million pounds.

Carillion was also selected for a 200 million support services contract for Nottingham University Hospital NHS trust.

($1 = 0.5904 British Pounds)

(Reporting by Li-mei Hoang)