Kier Group has won two three-year extensions on two highways maintenance contracts worth £750 million.

The Areas 3 and 9 contracts provide routine highway maintenance services, repairs to defects, emergency incident response services and severe weather services on the Highways England road network.

The Area 3 deal covers major roads in Hampshire, Berkshire, parts of Surrey, Buckinghamshire, Oxfordshire and Dorset. Kier, which has held the contract since 2008, has had its work expected to October 2021.


Elsewhere, the Area 9 contract is the largest Area within Highways England's network and covers major roads in Herefordshire, Worcestershire, Warwickshire, Staffordshire and Shropshire as well as parts of Gloucestershire, Derbyshire and Leicestershire. Having held the contract since 2014, Kier has had its deal extended to June 2022.

Kier Group's Chief Executive, Haydn Mursell, said: "These extensions reflect the Group's market leading position in the highways maintenance sector and the successful work our teams have undertaken on behalf of Highways England over a number of years. We are delighted to be continuing to collaborate with Highways England and our supply chain to provide a high-quality service to the public."

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