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| Balfour Beatty to construct transmission line in New Zealand UK construction giant Balfour Beatty announced that it has signed an alliance agreement with Transpower, which owns and operates New Zealand's high-voltage electricity transmission grid, for the construction of the proposed transmission line from Whakamaru to Auckland. The contract, valued at NZ$230 million (£82 million) will be carried out in joint venture by Balfour Beatty Utility Solutions, the group's specialist electricity, gas and water utilities engineering and construction business, and United Group Limited, the Australasian engineering and property services company. The award is conditional on the final decision of the Board of Inquiry process currently underway. The Transpower project involves the design, supply and construction of a 400kV-capable overhead line approximately 186 km long and forms part of the proposed North Island Grid Upgrade Project. Construction activities are scheduled to begin in 2009 and the line is expected to be commissioned in November 2011. write your comments about the article :: © 2008 Construction News :: home page |