Balfour Beatty secures £315m highways contract

Balfour Beatty Living Places – the company’s local road maintenance, street lighting and public‑realm service provider – will be responsible for delivering road maintenance services to more than 5,000km of roads, as well as cyclical maintenance to more than 55,000 streetlights. 

The award follows the contractor’s close collaboration with the three local authorities since 2011. 

Philip Hoare, Balfour Beatty Group’s chief executive, said: “This award reflects the confidence and trust our customers place in Balfour Beatty. Over the last 15 years, we have worked collaboratively with our local authority partners to build a strategic infrastructure partnership that combines effective asset management and improving services to deliver strong, measurable outcomes.

“Long-term partnerships such as this are critical to the delivery of essential infrastructure, enabling sustained investment in people and services so that we can provide better outcomes for communities.”

The contract will commence in spring 2026 and, at its peak, will involve approximately 160 workers, including multiple graduate and apprenticeship positions.