KierWSP Keeps Highway Services Contract

KierWSP have been awarded a 16-month contract for highway services, following notification to the market earlier this year. The contract means that the joint venture will continue providing highways services on behalf of Northamptonshire County Council (NCC).

KierWSP have worked on the contract for the past 12 years, and under the new agreement, will continue to provide highways network infrastructure, maintenance and management services, traffic signalization and intelligent transport services, county structures maintenance and regulatory functions.

The contract is for an initial period of 16-months, with the option to extend for a further nine months if needed, with the contract being worth between £92 million and £120 million.

Debbie Taylor-Bond, KierWSP General Manager said: “We are so pleased to have been given this contract award and I am very proud of all the hard work that has taken place to make this happen. The work we have been doing across Northamptonshire has helped us to understand and prioritise the needs of the local residents and businesses. We look forward to developing the partnership with NCC even more to deliver more efficient and effective services to customers across the region.

“We have a very interesting time ahead of us now, in so many ways, but out focus following now is to ensure Northamptonshire Highways is ready for when Northamptonshire moves to the Unitary arrangement in 2021.”

Cllr Jason Smithers, County Council Cabinet Member for Environment and Place said: We are pleased to be continuing work with KierWSP as our transport and highways partner.

“Together we are committed to maintaining and improving the highways network in Northamptonshire. We know how important roads are to county residents so we will continue to push forward initiatives, such as the recent steps taken to boost pothole repairs by agreeing to purchase two new thermal road repair machines – which can each triple the repair rate of conventional methods – and a Roadmaster jet patching machines.”

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