The seven-storey building will be connected to the rest of the university’s campus in Luton town centre via a bridge link. For the university, the project represents a £46m investment.
Willmott Dixon managing director Chris Tredget said: “We are delighted to be involved and look forward to delivering this superb new library for the University of Bedfordshire.
“As a local company, with an office in nearby Hitchin, Herts, and staff living across Bedfordshire, we are naturally very proud to be responsible for an important addition to our community.”
The 7,400m2 development forms part of the university’s plans to invest £90m on the Luton campus over the next five years. In recent years it has already built a new £34m Campus Centre in Luton, along with, a £20m Postgraduate & Continuing Professional Development Centre and the Fitzroy Court Student Village alongside.
Construction work starts this month and is expected to complete by summer 2015.
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