Skanska awarded first road assignment in northwestern U.S.
5/17/2010 8:30 AM CET
Press release
Skanska awarded first road assignment in northwestern U.S. – viaduct construction in Seattle for USD 115 M, approximately SEK 840 M.
Skanska is expanding its infrastructure construction and civil engineering operations to the northwestern U.S. The first road assignment in the state of Washington is for the Alaskan Way Viaduct in Seattle. The contract amounts to USD 115 M, approximately SEK 840 M, which will be included in order bookings for the second quarter.
The customer is the Washington State Department of Transportation.
The project involves the construction of a new 1.3-kilometer (0.8-mile) viaduct on the southern section of the Alaskan Way on the State Route 99 bypass in downtown Seattle.