Transport Scotland has named Amey as the new provider to maintain and improve motorways and main roads across the south west of the country.
Amey starts work in August on the €454 million contract for a minimum of eight years. It includes the option of an extension of up to four years amounting to a total contract value of €783 million.
Under the Network Management Contract, Amey will deliver engineering design and operational delivery services for more than 600km of road. From Greenock to Dumfries and out to Stranraer. Amey teams will be providing vital services on key routes such as the A75, A76 and A77 as well as on parts of the M8 and M74 motorways around Glasgow.
Amey will be responsible for cyclical maintenance, motorway lighting and traffic signals, barrier repairs and winter maintenance as well as the Trunk (Main) Road Incident Support Service – the team that is first on the scene to assist road distressed road users.
Amey’s bridge engineers will be monitoring and maintaining crucial assets such as the Erskine and Kingston bridges, noted Amanda Fisher, chief executive of Amey, which has worked continuously with Transport Scotland since 2001 looking after both the South East and South West network.
Amey has a separate highways contract with Transport Scotland to provide maintenance services for the upgraded sections of the M8, M73 and M74, which carry over 60,000 passenger-journeys every day. Since 2012, Amey has delivered the Traffic Scotland Operations and Infrastructure contract looking after roadside technology, including motorway gantries and roadside telephones, across the whole country.
Amey is owned by Ferrovial, a Spanish infrastructure management and investment company.
