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Contracting team picked for $3.3bn US bridge-tunnel

18 Feb 19 A team of made up of subsidiaries of three European construction giants has won the US$3.3bn (£2.6bn) Hampton Roads Bridge-Tunnel (HRBT) expansion project in Virginia, USA.

Hochtief subsidiary Flatiron Construction, ACS’s Dragados USA and Vinci Construction – together known as Hampton Roads Connector Partners – have been chosen by Virginia Department of  Transportation (VDOT).

The project will add two new 1.5-miles -long two-lane twin tunnels and two miles of new marine  approach bridges across the Hampton Harbor. It will also widen the four-lane sections of Interstate 64 in Hampton between Settlers Landing  Road and the Phoebus shoreline, as well as the four-lane section of I-64  in Norfolk between the Willoughby shoreline and the I-564 interchange. 

“The scope of the project combined with the expertise of our joint  venture partners will forever change the way these southeastern Virginia  cities connect,� said Flatiron president & chief operating officer Javier Sevilla. “We are honored to be part of this historic project.�

The contract is expected to be executed in April 2019 with construction due to be completed in 2025.

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