![]() ![]() "We are very proud to have been awarded this important contract for a project that will represent the state-of-the-art in Europe and worldwide," said Impregilo S.p.A. The bridge will feature six traffic lanes, two service lanes and two railway lines. With a length of 3,666 metres, the bridge over the Straits of Messina will be the longest bridge in the world, with a central span of 3,300 metres and a deck of 60.4 metres. The members of the Impregilo grouping boast significant experience in this type of construction project more specifically, Impregilo built the second suspension bridge over the Bosphorus in Turkey, for a length of 1087 m Cowi engineered the Storebealt bridge linking Denmark and Sweden, while Japan’s IHI was lead company on the construction of the Akashi Kaikyo, the world's longest suspension bridge. The bid was drawn up after extensive analysis over the last 12 months by Impregilo, together with the engineering and research units of the other companies in the grouping and with Cowi, during which all project components, construction technologies and methods were examined and assessed based on their analysis, the grouping were able to formulate a cost-effective bid with an outstanding technical content. The contract was awarded on a 3.88 billion euro tender, a reduction of 12.33% on the basic bid price of 4.43 billion euro construction will be completed within a maximum timeframe of 70 months. The General Contractor has arranged a pre-financing for an amount equivalent to 15% of the project with Banca Intesa, CARIGE, Banca Popolare Italiana. (6.30%) and Aci Consorzio Stabile of the Gavio group (2%). will therefore act as General Contractor for construction of the bridge it holds a 45 percent share in the vehicle formed for the project, whose other investors are Sacyr SA (18.70%), Società Italiana Condotte (15%), Cooperativa CMC (13%), Ishikawajma-Harima Heavy Industries Co. Impregilo S.p.A., Italy’s leading infrastructure constructor, has been awarded the top score on its tender for the construction of the bridge over the Straits of Messina, the contract-awarder announced today. ![]() The following is the official announcement from Impregilo: ![]() However, the Sicilian representative of the World Wildlife Fund is calling the structure an "environmental disaster" and Italy's Green Party describes it as "a Trojan horse for the Mafia." The 60-metre-wide bridge (artist's rendition shown) will be capable of handling 6,000 vehicles each hour, as well as 200 trains a day. A controversial bridge linking mainland Italy to the island of Sicily, taller than the Eiffel Tower with a central span almost three times longer than San Francisco's Golden Gate bridge, got the go-ahead yesterday.Īn international consortium led by the Italian firm Impregilo SpA nailed the $6 billion contract on Wednesday. ![]()
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