Balfour Beatty plc announced that it has been awarded a five-year highway maintenance contract worth £150 million by Wiltshire Council. The contract, which is due to start on June 1, 2013 covers highway maintenance, grass cutting, grounds maintenance, litter collection and street lighting as well as dealing with winter weather, drainage and bridges. Under the new contract all the works will be carried out by the company, Previously this work had been the responsibility of four different organizations, including an in-house Beatty Living Places, which had previously held only the street lighting contract.