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07 April 2026

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Kier Norfolk highways contract starts

1 hour Kier has started work on a £700m highways and infrastructure works service contract with Norfolk Country Council, with 100 new employees joining the company from the previous contractor.

Staff joining Kier from the previous Norfolk highways service contractor
Staff joining Kier from the previous Norfolk highways service contractor

The contract will run for up to 14 years and covers the maintenance and improvement of 9,836km of the county鈥檚 highway network.

Kier will deliver surfacing, surface dressing, planned maintenance, drainage improvements, bridge and structures work, and cyclical maintenance including grass cutting and drainage cleansing as part of the project.

Bobbie Perks, general manager at Kier Infrastructure, said: 鈥淭his is a long-term contract and we鈥檙e setting it up for long-term success, by bringing all stakeholders together and having early engagement, and focusing on the culture, team and ways of working we need.

鈥淚鈥檓 really proud to be welcoming over 100 new colleagues to Kier, all with key skills and expertise needed to successfully deliver improvements that will make a real difference to communities across Norfolk.鈥

The latest maintenance contract adds to Kier鈥檚 long-term local authority highways portfolio, which includes Birmingham, Shropshire, Somerset and North and West Northamptonshire.

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