Ferrovial’s Amey said it has been awarded the £180 million Area 12 Maintenance and Response (M&R) contract for Yorkshire and Humberside by Highways England.

“The eight-year contract worth £22.5m per annum, will commence in June 2021 and will see Amey responsible for the network covering Yorkshire and Humberside, providing all routine and cyclic maintenance on the trunk roads and motorway network,” said Amey.

“Responsible for incident management, defect rectification and responding to severe weather, the teams will also oversee traffic management during incidents and the operation of the ten maintenance depots in the region.”

Richard Marshall, Highways England regional director for Yorkshire and the North East, said: “Our roads are among the safest in the world and partnerships like this will help maintain high standards.

“By strengthening our ties with the supply chain who carry out maintenance and respond to incidents we can work more effectively, identify innovative ways of working and provide drivers with the best possible quality of service.

“We’re delighted to welcome Amey to our Yorkshire asset delivery community.

“We already have a good relationship with them thanks to our partnership work in other regions, and this latest collaboration can only enhance our regional expertise.”

The network spans 1,650km of motorway, 476km of trunk road (dual), 179km of trunk road (single carriageway) and 1,963 structures.

Peter Anderson, Managing Director of Transport Infrastructure at Amey, said: “I’m delighted to be able to bring our highways and transportation expertise to Yorkshire and Humberside through securing Highways England Area 12 contract.

“Over the coming months, my team and I are looking forward to continue to work collaboratively with Highways England, building on experience from our successful Area 7 and Area 10 M&R contracts and our North East Regional Technology Maintenance contract,  to deliver the services effectively and efficiently with the highest levels of safety and ensuring customer focussed outcomes on Area 12.”

Amey said it will ensure that 85% of any new recruits to the contract will be from Yorkshire and Humberside, as well as ensuing that 5% of its workforce are apprentices or graduates.