On motorways and the trunk roads listed in Table A below, sweeping and cleaning is the responsibility of managing agents who supervise term contractors also employed by the Highways Agency. A map has been placed in the Library which, with Table B below, shows the areas where the agents and contractors operate and the starting and ending dates of their contracts.
Table B Managing Agent and Term Contractors: Areas and Dates |
Maintenance Area |
Management Agent |
Contractor |
Area 1 Cornwall & Devon |
Mott MacDonald April 1998 to March or May* 2002 |
Amey Construction April 1998 to March or May* 2002 |
Area 2 Somerset, Avon, Wilts, Glos & Oxon |
WS Atkins April 1999 to end of March or May* 2003 |
Raynesway Construction April 1999 to end of March or May* 2003 |
Area 3 Hampshire, Surrey & W Sussex |
Mott MacDonald April 1997 to end of August 2001 |
Raynesway Construction April 1997 to end of August 2001 |
Area 4 Kent, Essex & E Sussex |
W S Atkins April 1998 to March or May* 2002 |
Carillion April 1998 to March or May* 2002 |
Area 5 Berks, Oxon, Bucks, Herts & Essex |
Kennedy & Donkin April 1997 to end of August 2001 |
Amey Construction April 1997 to end of August 2001 |
Area 6 Herts, Essex, Cambs, Suffolk & Norfolk |
Owen Williams Consulting Engineers April 1997 to end of |
Ringway Group April 1997 to end of August 2001 August 2001 |
Area 7 Leics, Notts, Cambs, Rotherham & Rutland |
PLaN (Parkman, Leics CC and Notts CC) April 1998 to March or May* 2002 |
BLN Routecare (Bardon Aggregates) April 1998 to March or May* 2002 |
Area 8 Bucks, Herts, Beds, Essex, Cambs & Northants |
Thorburn Colquhoun April 1997 to end of August 2001 |
Carillion April 1997 to end of August 2001 |
Area 9 Glos, Herefords, Worcs & Shropshire |
W S P Graham April 1998 to March or May* 2002 |
Ringway Group April 1998 to March or May* 2002 |
Area 10 Chesphire and Shropshire |
Babtie April 1998 to March or May* 2002 |
Amey Construction April 1998 to March or May* 2002 |
Area 11 Northants, Warks, Leics, Staffs & Shropshire |
W S Atkins April 1998 to March or May* 2002 |
Accord-Jarvis JV April 1998 to March or May* 2002 |
Area 12 West Midlands |
W S Atkins April 1998 to March or May* 2002 |
Accord-Jarvis JV April 1998 to March or May* 2002, |
Area 13 Lines |
Opus International April 1999 to end of March or May* 2002 |
Amey Construction April 1999 to end of March or May* 2002 |
Area 14 Derbyshire, South Pennines, Staffs & Cheshire |
Scott Wilson Kirkpatrick April 1998 to March or May* 2002 |
Carillion April 1998 to March or May* 2002 |
Area 15 Greater Manchester Motorways |
Parkman Ltd April 1998 to March or May* 2002 |
Alfred McAlpine April 1998 to March or May* 2002 |
Area 16 West & South Yorks & Humber Ports Motorways |
WSP Graham April 1999 to end of March or May* 2002 |
Carillion April 1999 to end of March or May* 2002 |
Area 17 Lanes & North |
Lancashire CC April 1999 to end of March or May* 2002 |
Nuttall April 1999 to end of March or May* 2002 |
Area 18 Durham, North, East & West Yorks |
Halcrow Consulting Engineers April 1999 to end of March or May* 2003 |
Amey Construction April 1999 to end of March or May* 2003 |
Table C DBFO companies and their areas (including dates) |
Company Name |
Road Number |
Description |
Dates |
Road Management Services (Peterborough) |
Al(M) |
A1 350m south of junction with Great North Road (A604) to 280m north of Fletton Parkway interchange (21km), also short section of A604 (was A14). |
Feb 1996 for 30 Years. |
Yorkshire Link |
M1/Al |
M1 from Lofthouse interchange (Junc. 42) to A1 lkm north of A64 (A1 south limit is at Hook Moor), Also M62 East of Junction 28 to Lofthouse interchange. Total 29Km |
March 1996 for 30 Years. |
Road Management Services (Gloucester) |
A417 & A419 |
M5 junction 11a near Gloucester to M4 junction 15 near Swindon, 51 Km |
Feb 1996 for 30 years |
Road Link(A69) |
A69 |
M6 near Carlisle to A1 (Newcastle upon Tyne western Bypass) 84Km |
Jan 1996 for 30 years |
Autolink Consessionaires (A19) |
A19 &A168 |
From Al north of Dishforth to Junction with A19 south of Thirsk, then A19 northwards to junction with A185 immediately south of southern entrance to Tyne tunnel; also A174 from Junction with A19 to junction with A1053; also A 1053 from junction with A19 to junction with A1053 also A1053 from junction with A19 to junction with A1085. 104km |
Oct 1996 for 30 years |
Connect (A30) |
A30 & A35 |
A30 from M5 junction 29 to A30/A35 junction near Honiton, then A35 to A31/A35 junction at Bere Regis. 101 Km |
July 1996 for 30 years |
Connect (A50) |
A50 & A564 (now redesignated A50) |
From junction with A521 near Forsbrook (south east of Stoke on Trent) to junction with A6 near Shardlow, close to M1 at junction 24 56Km |
May 1996 for thirty years |
UK Highways |
M40 |
Junction 1 (A40 at Denham) to Junction 15 (A46 at Warwick) 122Km |
October 1996 for thirty years |
Notes for Map: In London the Mayor has taken over all trunk roads within the Greater London area and all responsibilities associated with them, except for the ends of motorways that reach into London (for example the M4 or the M1). In the case of these roads the responsibility remains with the Highways Agency and its managing agents and term contractors. |