Leicestershire and Leicester councils have picked local giant Aggregate Industries to deliver a five-year £47m road repair and maintenance contract covering 3,000 miles of highways across the county.
The construction materials supplier, which has its group headquarters at Coalville in Leicestershire, was successful in the joint tender bid for carriageway patching, including pothole repairs.
The contract initially runs for a year from next month with an optional extension period of four years to be run over 12-month incremental periods.
It covers all required works including excavation and milling, removal of road planings, provision of material and the machine laying and compaction of asphalt materials, which may include a range of Aggregate Industries proprietary products,
Aggregate Industries said that as part of its social value commitment under the contract it will use low-carbon materials and carbon usage reporting, with materials and delivery of works supported by its Leicestershire plants at Bardon Hill and Croft.
Jonathan Falls, midlands area manager for the company’s Surfacing Solutions division, said: ‘We will work collaboratively with both councils, with an important part of the contract delivery focusing on the need to help deliver low carbon solutions to support the city and county’s net-zero strategies.
'This is something that really resonates with Aggregate Industries and we’re pleased to be able to provide a circular approach by recycling planings from areas of carriageway we repair back into the network. Having big local sites at Bardon and Croft also means less journey time and less emissions.’
Cllr Ozzy O’Shea, Leicestershire CC cabinet member for highways and transport, said: ‘This contract arrangement is a good fit for us, with the company’s head offices local to Leicestershire and they will also deliver carbon-reduction innovations, which is a nod to our wider net zero pledge.’
Cllr Adam Clarke, deputy city mayor for transport, clean air and climate emergency, said: ‘The work carried out under this contract will be maintenance and repair schemes in local neighbourhoods, which are an important part of our ongoing investment in the city’s highways.’
