Under Section 41 of the Highways Act, the Herefordshire Council has a duty to maintain the highway; this is delivered in collaboration with Balfour Beatty.
Critical to meeting these obligations is the provision of a resilient, reliable and well maintained fleet of winter vehicles.
Severe and prolonged adverse weather during winter months can have a significant impact on communities and tests the resilience of the winter maintenance services.
Much of the current fleet have exceeded their expected life by some considerable amount but the maintenance cost of keeping them roadworthy is growing exponentially. Purchasing these four new vehicles will reduce the running costs and increase the reliability of the overall fleet.