From 1st April Gloucestershire County Council will be joining forces with Amey to provide highways services from road repairs to winter maintenance.
Gloucestershire County Council’s new highways contract with Amey will provide the quality services our county deserves and offer value for money for Gloucestershire’s tax payers.
Amey was named as the preferred bidder for Gloucestershire’s highway and transport services back in December last year. The company already has valuable experience of working in the county, running the street scene contract for Gloucester City Council. They also run similar contracts in Birmingham, Hampshire and Sheffield.
The new contract is for an initial five years but could be extended up to 11 years in total, which means it’s worth between £130million and £450million overall.
The previous contract with Skanska (when the partnership was known as Gloucestershire Highways) ends on 31st March 2014.
Residents can report problems on the highway in the same way, either by reporting it online at www.gloucestershire.gov.uk/reportit, by emailing gcchighways@amey.co.uk or by calling 08000 514 514 free of charge from most landlines.
Residents can also keep up to date with planned road works by visiting www.gloucestershire.gov.uk/roadworks or by following us on Twitter* @glosroads
Cllr Vernon Smith, cabinet member for highways said, “I am confident that our new highways partnership with Amey will provide quality services and value for money for local tax payers. Thanks to the extra investment we’ve made in our roads and this new partnership, I expect Gloucestershire’s network to go from strength to strength into the 21st century.”