Implenia secures record project in Norway
Dietlikon, 8 January 2014 – The Norwegian Public Roads Administration signed a contract with Implenia and its joint venture partner K.A. Aurstad to build the new E6 road. The contract is worth around CHF 230 million (about NOK 1.595 billion, Implenia's share: around 60%), making it the most significant project acquisition so far for Implenia Norge, as well as the largest single road infrastructure contract ever awarded in Norway's history. Around 300 people will be working on the project construction site at peak times.
The new connecting road between the towns of Vinstra and Sjoa, approximately 80 kilometres northwest of Lillehammer, will help reduce traffic congestion significantly in the region’s villages and cities. As well as standard sections of road, the complex project also involves a wide variety of technically challenging structures. These include a roughly 16 kilometre-long express road with additional and overtaking lanes, a 3.6 kilometre-long tunnel, four bridges, two tunnel portals and 17 over- and underpasses. The contract also encompasses about 12 kilometres of local roads and around 1.6 kilometres of pavement and cycle paths. Construction work begins at the end of January 2014 and the project should be completed by October 2016.
Contact at Implenia:
Roger Teuscher
Communications Manager
Tel: +41 44 805 45 65
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Around 80 kilometres northwest of Lillehammer, Implenia is building the new "E6", the largest single road infrastructure contract ever awarded by the Norwegian Public Roads Administration. |
Implenia is Switzerland's leading construction and construction services company. Formed in 2006 from the merger between Zschokke and Batigroup, Implenia can look back on around 150 years of history in the construction industry. The company brings the expertise of its highly skilled Modernisation & Development, Buildings and Tunnelling & Civil Engineering Sectors, and its Switzerland and Norway Regions under the single roof of a nationally and internationally active company. With its integrated business model and specialists operating in all its divisions, Implenia can manage a building project through its entire lifecycle and deliver work that is economical, integrated and customer-centric. The focus is on striking a sustainable balance between financial success and social and environmental responsibility.
Implenia, with its headquarters in Dietlikon near Zurich, currently employs more than 6700 people and posted turnover of around CHF 2.7 billion in 2012. The company is listed on the SIX Swiss Exchange (IMPN, CH0023868554). More information can be found at www.implenia.com.
