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Shropshire Council awards roads contract worth up to £21m a year

A contract worth up to £21 million a year for work on the county's roads has been agreed by Shropshire Council.

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Shropshire Council has awarded the multi-million pound contract

The seven-year contract, with the option for three incremental one-year extensions, has been won by one of the UK's largest construction firms, Kier.

It comes after a lengthy procurement process where the council has looked for a firm to replace Ringway.

Kier will be responsible for road maintenance, road projects and schemes, street lighting, environmental maintenance, flooding and drainage, winter maintenance and extreme weather provision.

Steve Davenport

The company will also be responsible for maintenance of bridges and structures, emergency responses, vehicle maintenance, and more.

Steve Davenport, Shropshire Council’s cabinet member for highways and transport said the firm would begin work from April next year.

He said: "We are pleased to award our highways and term services contract to Kier following a lengthy and detailed procurement process. Our highways and transport team have been working hard for over a year to ensure that the procurement process and the development of the overall contract for these key services was carried out thoroughly and effectively. We’re confident we have found the best contractor for this work and we look forward to working with them to deliver the best possible highways maintenance services for the people of Shropshire.

"There are some mobilisation matters to finalise over the forthcoming months and we will be working jointly with Kier to finalise all the necessary details before they start work in April next year."

The decision to appoint Kier was confirmed by Shropshire Council‘s cabinet yesterday.