** Shares of Ventia Services VNT.AX rise as much as 6.6% to A$5.94, hitting their highest level since February 19
** Infrastructure services provider awarded contracts by the Victorian Department of Transport and Planning
** Contracts to deliver road maintenance services in the Grampians and Eastern metropolitan regions
** Estimated combined contract value of around A$340 million ($243.41 million) over four years
** Contract expected to start from July 1
** YTD, stock down 1.2%, including the day's moves
($1 = 1.3968 Australian dollars)
(Reporting by Shivangi Lahiri in Bengaluru)
((shivangi.lahiri@thomsonreuters.com))