National Highways will start the procurement process next month for two new concrete road reconstruction frameworks worth a combined £750m.
A market engagement event will be held on November 8, with contract announcements expected to be published in July 2024.
The contracts will continue ongoing work to repair concrete roads that were mainly built in the 1960s and 1970s, according to two announcements published yesterday (October 18) on the government’s tender portal.
Work under the £476m Legacy Concrete Roads Reconstruction Framework will include motorway maintenance and road repair work as well as design consultancy.
The £274m legacy concrete pavement framework, divided into three lots, will include similar works.
National Highways said it planned to launch “a new procurement vehicle which will continue to deliver the legacy concrete road reconstruction programme”.
The five-year, £400m concrete roads programme, which aims to repair or replace roads typically built in the 1960s and 1970s, will end in 2025.
National Highways stated that although concrete roads have proven to be “tougher and more durable” than asphalt, decades of use meant they were nearing the end of their working life. As a result, these roads “need vital upgrades to ensure they remain safe, reliable and durable”, the government-owned roads body added.
According to the current contract, Morgan Sindall Infrastructure and Sisk appointed for £218m rebuild frameworkwith VolkerFitzpatrick, Colas, Dyer & Butler and Tarmac awarded a £67m lifecycle extension framework.
According to National Highways, concrete roads account for around 400 miles (4%) of England’s motorway and long-distance road networks.
These roads are mainly on the eastern side of England, with some sections in the West Midlands, Merseyside and Greater Manchester.
