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STRABAG receives contract for modernisation of D1 motorway in Czechia

Aconsortium including STRABAG a.s., a subsidiary of European construction group STRABAG, has been awarded the contract for the modernisation of the D1 motorway in the Czech Republic. The contract, which has a total value of CZK 1.88 billion (€72.7 million), comprises the complete renewal of the cement concrete surface of the D1 motorway between Velký Beranov and Měřín.

The total section to be modernised measures 14.8km in length. Completion is scheduled within a project period of three years. Working on the project are the consortium leader STRABAG and its two partner companies Metrostav a.s. and EUROVIA CS a.s.

“As one of the leading companies in the Czech transportation infrastructures sector, we have already proven our expertise in projects such as the construction of the D3 motorway linking Prague with the Austrian border,” says STRABAG SE CEO Thomas Birtel. Visit: www.strabag.cz

Vinci completes La marseillaise tower

Anew feature of the Marseille city skyline and its waterfront, La Marseillaise – funded by property developer Constructa and designed by architect Jean Nouvel – marks the second phase of the major project to regenerate the Quais d’Arenc. At 135m in height, La Marseillaise offers 35,000m² of office space on 31 floors. It also boasts a shared company restaurant, a 26-place crèche and five ground floor retail units.

With completion of the La Marseillaise tower, VINCI Construction France – working through its local subsidiaries GTM Sud and Travaux du Midi – confirms its expertise in tower construction and major projects that deliver cutting-edge technical performance in dense urban surroundings. This technical feat has been achieved within what is a very restricted site environment. Constructed at the edge of the sea on exceptionally rocky land, exposed to sea winds and bounded by a rail line and an urban motorway, La Marseillaise is both a technical and innovative achievement. Visit: www.vinci.com

HocHtiEf secures major contract for part of the new suburban railway trunk route munich

Together with its partner Implenia, HOCHTIEF has secured a contract from Deutsche Bahn (German Federal Railway) for the second trunk route of the suburban railway in Munich. The joint venture (JV), under the technical leadership of Implenia, will build the central station Marienhof. The contract volume is approximately €400 million, whereby the two companies each have a 50% participation in the JV.

The second trunk route envisages an additional underground inner-city link, which runs roughly parallel to the first trunk route in the centre of Munich, which opened in 1972. The project, for which the overall construction work began in 2017, runs for a length of around ten kilometres and is designed to increase capacities on the very busy route.

“We are pleased to implement this sophisticated and demanding tunnel construction project on behalf of Deutsche Bahn in cooperation with Implenia. Together with our reliable partner, we are combining many years of experience and infrastructure construction expertise in Munich,” commented Riku Tauriainen, Business Unit Manager of Civil Germany at HOCHTIEF Infrastructure. Visit: www.hoctief.com

Skanska builds tunnel in Norway

Skanska Norway has signed a contract with the Norwegian Public Road Authority (NPRA) to build a tunnel on e69 in Finnmark county, Norway. The contract is worth about NoK 622 million.

The project includes the 3.5km-long Skarvberg tunnel and an additional 3.8km of new road. The project aims to secure the highly exposed road section of the e69 towards Nordkapp against avalanches. In addition to the new tunnel, Skanska will build two major avalanche embankments to secure the road.

Construction starts in April 2019. The new tunnel will open by the autumn of 2021. Skanska is one of the leading development and construction companies in the Nordics, with operations in building construction and civil engineering in Sweden, Norway and Finland, and developing residential and commercial property projects in select home markets. Visit: www.group.skanska.com

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YIT to sign a contract on new wastewater treatment plant in Stockholm, Sweden

YIT and Stockholm Vatten AB have signed an agreement on new infrastructure work in Henriksdal wastewater treatment plant in Stockholm, Sweden. The work will begin in February 2019 and will be completed in December 2023. The value of the contract is approximately €60 million.

The contract covers earth works, concrete work, rock engineering of the plant as well as installation work for underground wastewater systems. YIT will be responsible for the interior of the tunnel that will be the basis of the new wastewater treatment technology in the plant. YIT will also renovate and improve capacity of the entire sludge treatment process. The largest part of the contract includes the construction of a new sludge separation building including auxiliary equipment. The operation of the existing plant will be ongoing throughout the construction period.

The Henriksdal wastewater treatment plant is the largest in Sweden and one of the largest in Europe. It serves approximately one million people and treats approx. 2/3 of the municipal wastewater of the Stockholm area. It is also one of the world’s largest wastewater treatment plants located inside rock. Visit: www.vitgroup.com

greece’s gEk terna signs €262 million belgrade airport overhaul deal

Greek construction company GEK Terna has signed a €262 million ($297.7 million) contract with France’s Vinci Airports for construction and refurbishment works at Belgrade’s Nikola Tesla airport.

Under the terms of the deal, GEK Terna will be in charge of building a new passenger terminal with a total surface area of 42,000m2 , refurbishing existing terminal facilities with a total surface area of 15,000m2, building a new 3500m-long runway and upgrading the existing 3400m runway.

GEK Terna will also expand the existing apron and build new apron infrastructure with a total surface area of 55,000m2, expand the existing deicing pads with a surface area of 6000m2 and build new car parks with 2400 parking spaces. Visit: www.gekterna.com

Bouygues Travaux Publics is chosen to construct phase four of the Istria motorway in Croatia

The Bina Istra concession company has awarded Bouygues Travaux Publics, a subsidiary of Bouygues Construction, a contract to widen to four lanes of a 28.1km stretch of the Istria Motorway, located in a peninsula in north-western Croatia. The contract is worth €167.1 million.

Jean-Philippe Trin, CEO of Bouygues Travaux Publics, said: “We are proud that our customer has entrusted us with the construction of the fourth phase of the Istria Motorway, following phases 1A, 1B and 2A. This contract underlines recognition of Bouygues Travaux Publics’ expertise in motorway construction projects, not only in France but also in other countries.”

Bouygues Travaux Publics is responsible for phase 2B1, which covers the upgrading of the stretch between Rogovići, in the west of the peninsula, and Vranja, in the east, turning it into a 4-lane dual carriageway toll road. Works on the first 11.6km section, between Rogovići and Cerovlje, got under way in November 2018 and are due to be completed in November 2020. Works on the 16.5km section from Cerovlje to Vranja, along with the construction of a rest area, will begin in November 2019, with handover set for November 2021. The new stretch of the Istria Motorway also includes the construction of 11 viaducts. Visit: www.bouygues-construction.com

First tower crane arrives as HS2 prepares to demolish Euston towers

Work to transform euston station and deliver extra capacity as part of the HS2 project has taken a very visible step forward, with the arrival, on the london skyline, of the project’s first tower cranes.

Delivered last week and assembled over four days, this 66m-high crane is one of three in the euston area and comes a week after the completion of the station’s new taxi rank, which opened to the public on 6 January.

Together, this progress allows HS2 to push ahead with the demolition of one euston Square and Grant Thornton House, which stand above the entrance and exit to euston’s old underground taxi rank. expected to take around 10 months to complete, their demolition will be the biggest change to the euston skyline for almost 50 years. HS2’s early works contractor, a Costain and Skanska joint venture (CSjv), working with expert subcontractors mcGee, are already at work, stripping out the interiors and erecting the scaffolding that will support acoustic screening around the buildings. Visit: www.costain.com