CONTRACTORS responsible for maintenance and improvement of 3,000 miles of roads across Surrey are set to be dropped, after Surrey County Council's cabinet decided to retender the £20m-a-year contract, seeking a more competitive deal.

Ringway, the contractor responsible for repairs in the Waverley area, and Carillon, working in the east of the county, have held the contract for six years.

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