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| Skanska secures railway project in Czech Republic Swedish construction giant Skanska has secured an assignment to rebuild a stretch of railway in the Czech Republic. The total contract amounts to CZK 3.76 billion, about SEK 1.1 billion. Skanska's share is 30%. The customer is the Czech railway authority, the Railway Infrastructure Administration. The project involves a 40-kilometer stretch of railway between Planį and Cheb, near the German border in the western Czech Republic. The railway is being upgraded to permit traffic with high-speed trains. The project also includes renovation of seven train stations along the stretch. Skanska is part of a consortium with the local construction company SS, which has 50 percent, and Viamont DSP, with 20 percent. Work will begin in January 2008 and be completed in December 2010. write your comments about the article :: © 2007 Construction News :: home page |