£70M Highways England contract kicks off in Kent and Sussex

A five year Highways England contract worth between £55M and £70M per year has kicked off in Kent and Sussex.

As part of Highways England’s new delivery arrangements in Kent and Sussex, a maintenance and response contract expected to be worth between £55M and £70M per year has started, and is expected to run for five years.

A-one+ is a shared joint venture between CH2M, Colas and Costain with a ‘One Team’ approach, working within a cohesive integrated team structure.

The contract with A-one+ aims to keep everybody moving along the strategic road network, supporting local businesses and people living in the region. The works are part of Highways England’s commitment to improve safety and deliver better journeys.

The roads include the A21, M2 and M20 in Kent as well as the A23, A27 and M23 in Sussex.

The contract covers a total route length of 280 miles and has 845 structures, including 497 bridges or large culverts and two tunnels.

Since Tuesday 7 June, A-one+ has been delivering routine highway maintenance services, emergency incident response and severe weather services, as well as renewal and small scale improvement projects.

The new arrangement will focus more on long term effective maintenance and development of highways assets. The group will have the opportunity to work together in driving innovation, efficiencies and savings, such as requiring the company to combine routine maintenance works with projects, which will keep disruption to the public at a minimum and deliver better value for money.

Local authorities will have the opportunity to use the closures for other opportunities such as litter picking.

Highways England Divisional Director for the south east, Simon Jones said: “This new contract allows us to build upon our commitments to our customers in Kent and Sussex. We want to ensure that safety remains our top priority, that we keep our network in a good, safe and reliable condition, and to put our customers at the heart of our work. I am looking forward to working with A-one+ in providing a first class service.”

A-one+, Managing Director, Clive Leadbetter said: “I am delighted that A-one+ has been selected by Highways England to support their delivery plans in Area 4 to meet the aims and objectives of their procurement strategy. Our expertise and ability to create innovative solutions in safety, customer experience and asset management has been and will continue to be of huge importance in future proofing our strategic road network. Thanks go to our parent companies for creating and encouraging the platform for A-one+ successful delivery.”

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