West Berkshire Council has awarded VolkerHighways a £70m seven-year public realm and highways contract.
The news comes after a string of successful collaborations between the company and West Berkshire Council including a £7.2m project started last year to upgrade over 10,000 of the district’s street lights with energy efficient LED lamps.
VolkerHighways have worked on street lighting with West Berkshire
Cllr Garth Simpson, executive member for highways and transport, said: ‘VolkerHighways have worked with us successfully since 2006 to look after our road network, footpaths and streetlights.
'It’s important we look after this infrastructure and the contract with VolkerHighways allows us to maintain our roads efficiently and with the best value for our residents.’
The new contract will begin on 1 October 2016 and will cover highways, bridges and lighting responsibilities for some 1,278km of urban and rural highway network.
Alistair Thompson, managing director of VolkerHighways said: ‘We are absolutely delighted by this opportunity to further develop our relationship with West Berkshire Council. We’re particularly pleased to be taking on a project which so directly supports the local communities within the district.’
