HL Deb 16 January 2001 vol 620 cc129-32WA
Lord Marlesford

asked Her Majesty's Government:

Whether they will list the contractors at present holding contracts with the Highways Agency for the removal of litter from the motorways and trunk roads in England, indicating in respect of each contract the dates of starting and ending and the roads to be covered. [HL280]

Lord Whitty:

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 A
Road No. Description
A2 From its junction with the M2 motorway (Junction 1) to its junction with the M25 motorway (Junction 2)
A282 From its junction with the M25 motorway (Junction 30) to its junction with the M25 motorway (Junction 2)
A27 From the southern end of the A3(M) to its junction with the M27 motorway
A56 From its junction with the M66 motorway to its junction with the M65 motorway
A5103 From its junction with the M56 motorway (Junction 3) to its junction with the M60 (was M63) motorway (Junction 9)
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

Area 19 Cumbria Mouchel Consulting/Amey Construction JV April 1999 to end of March or May* 2003 Carillion April 1999 to end of March or May* 2003
Area 20 Northumbria Northumbria Trunk Road Partnership April 1999 to end of March or May* 2003 Colas April 1999 to end of March or May* 2003
*End Dates: Contracts run to 31 March but for operational reasons these may be extended for a few months.
The following 4 Contracts Have been novated to London Mayor Managing Agent Term Contractor
Area 21 Mouchel Accord-Jarvis JV
North London From April 1998 From April 1998
Area 22 W.S. Atkins Fitzpatrick Contractors
East London From April 1998 From April 1998
Area 23 Parkman Ltd Fitzpatrick Contractors
South London From April 1997 From April 1997
Area 24 WSP Graham Amey Construction
West London From April 1997 From April 1997

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.