Skip to main content

Afghanistan deal

US firm Hill International has been awarded a contract in Afghanistan for a road project
February 29, 2012 Read time: 1 min
US firm 3387 Hill International has been awarded a contract in Afghanistan for a road project. The 48 month project is worth some US$37 million. Road projects are considered crucial for rebuilding Afghanistan's shattered economy, which has been wrecked by decades of war. However foreign construction firms have been targeted by insurgent activities in the past and the contractor is likely to have major security to ensure safety.

For more information on companies in this article

Related Content

  • Colombia’s infrastructure development
    December 5, 2013
    Colombia is benefiting from heavy investment in infrastructure that is helping boost the country’s economy. At the same time, tough policies have also reduced crime considerably and helped stabilise economic development. This process of economic growth and overall stabilisation looks set to continue as the Colombian Government has recently unveiled its plans for highway construction over the next 10 years. This infrastructure programme is also tipped to raise demand for surety products owing to government c
  • IRF World Congress: Safety through sustainability
    October 17, 2024
    Be sustainable, but above all be safe, was the theme of the first day of the three-day IRF World Congress in Istanbul, Turkiye. David Arminas reports.
  • Highways England awards northern deals to Kier, CH2M and Costain
    December 15, 2016
    The UK’s Highways England has awarded four new-style road contracts worth over €360 million for road works in northern England. Two 15-year maintenance and response contracts expected to be worth up to €314 million have been awarded, one to Kier Highways and the other to a joint venture of CH2M and Costain. The Asset Delivery contracts, which will start on 1 April, will see Kier Highways operating in the rugged county of Cumbria. The CH2M-Costain JV operating in the North East will deliver routine h
  • The importance of road maintenance
    July 15, 2015
    Gülay Malkoc discusses the importance of investing in road maintenance.