Amey Appointed To Improve Roads In The North East

Transport Scotland has appointed Amey as the preferred bidder to take over its improved roads maintenance contracts in the North East.

The contract, worth up to an estimated £540 million will begin on 16 August and run for eight years with a potential to extend for a further four years.


The maintenance work Amey teams will be covering includes:

• Implementation of an enhanced winter and incident response service

• Requirement to provide better journey reliability

• Enhanced communications

• Incorporate new technology for better management of trunk network assets and contracts, and for delivery of maintenance activities

• A key part of this contract is delivering against a series for net zero targets. • These measures have been highlighted to lower carbon emissions on the trunk road network.