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Gloucestershire road maintenance contract

Ringway Wiltshire, UK, has secured a seven-year contract for maintenance services on the A417/419 road which runs from the M4 motorway in north County Wiltshire to the M5 motorway in County Gloucestershire. It is worth an estimated
May 10, 2012 Read time: 1 min
2393 Ringway Wiltshire, UK, has secured a seven-year contract for maintenance services on the A417/419 road which runs from the M4 motorway in north County Wiltshire to the M5 motorway in County Gloucestershire. It is worth an estimated £1.5 million/year (€1.7 million).

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