Alfred McAlpine pays 255,000 pounds for biker's death

摘要

ROADBUILDER Alfred McAlpine has pleaded guilty to failing to prevent the death of a motorcyclist who crashed into concrete barriers at roadworks in Kent. An HSE investigation found that warning signs to alert motorists that the road ahead was closed had been missing for two months. The accident happened in August 2005 at roadworks on the former A228 road near Hoo on the Isle of Grain. Alfred McAlpine had constructed a new section of dual carriageway running parallel to the old, single carriageway A228. The A228 was closed while it was downgraded to a local through-road and a series of "Road closed ahead" signs and cones were placed along the route. But by the end of June 2005, the warning signs had disappeared and there was nothing to warn drivers about the roadworks.