The new £1bn Legacy Concrete Roads Reconstruction Framework replaces the existing arrangement, which was more focused on repairs than reconstruction.
Under the present £400m five-year framework, Morgan Sindall and John Sisk are carrying out major reconstruction works, with lifecycle extension works are delivered VolkerFitzpatrick, Colas, Dyer & Butler and Tarmac delivering life extension works.
Under the next generation of frameworks the shift in spending focus will be towards full reconstruction.
Applications are due back in March with the new framework going live in November this year.
The LCRR framework will be six years in duration to ensure alignment to and coverage of the RIS3 funding period (2025-30) but also to overlap with the beginning of RIS4 (2030-35).
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