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| Jacobs JV to maintain key roads in Scotland Jacobs Engineering Group Inc. (NYSE:JEC) announced that its BEAR Scotland joint venture with Breedon Aggregates and Eurovia has been awarded a contract from Transport Scotland to oversee the operation and maintenance of key roads in the northwest of Scotland. Transport Scotland currently estimates the total contract value to the joint venture to be approximately $272 million (£175m) over five years, with the option to extend the contract for an additional five years. The Scottish trunk roads and motorway network is divided into four geographical units, each serviced by a separate maintenance contract. Under the terms of the BEAR Scotland contract, the joint venture is performing maintenance and safety inspection services on 814 miles of roads and 2,372 structures in the country's northwest region. Transport Scotland is the national transport agency for Scotland and is an executive agency of the Scottish Government. write your comments about the article :: © 2013 Construction News :: home page |