Kier has won a £147 million seven-year contract to deliver highways services across Shropshire.

The deal, which commences on 01 April 2018, will see Kier provide highways maintenance, highways projects, street lighting, flooding and drainage, bridge and structure maintenance and emergency response services, as well as winter maintenance and extreme weather provision.

The award builds on the company's existing presence in the region, where it is currently delivering Highways England's five-year asset support contract in Area 9, covering Shropshire, Gloucestershire, Staffordshire, Warwickshire, Herefordshire, Worcester and the West Midlands.

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Dave Wright, executive director of Kier Highways, said: "Building on our experience as one of the leading providers of highways management and maintenance services for both strategic and local authority roads across the UK, we are delighted to be working with Shropshire Council.

"Kier Group has a long track record of working on public and private projects in the region. In highways we bring an innovative, high quality approach to service delivery and are looking forward to bringing our extensive expertise across local authority highways to improve service delivery for the people of Shropshire."

Steve Davenport, Shropshire Council's Cabinet member for highways and transport, added: "We are pleased to award our Highways and Term Services contact to Kier following a lengthy and detailed procurement process.

"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."

(LM)