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Calgary rounds up road plan

The Chinook Roads consortium has the design, build, finance, construct and operate contract for Calgary's new Southeast Stoney Trail project. This 258km link will form part of the fast-growing Canadian city's ring road and is being developed under a PPP model.
February 9, 2012 Read time: 1 min
RSSThe Chinook Roads consortium has the design, build, finance, construct and operate contract for Calgary's new Southeast Stoney Trail project. This 258km link will form part of the fast-growing Canadian city's ring road and is being developed under a PPP model. The consortium is an equal partnership between Canadian firm, 2482 SNC Lavalin, and Spanish firm, 976 Acciona. The deal is for a 30 year concession and 5811 Alberta Transportation will pay the consortium US$762.6 million during the operation and maintenance period which will commence three and a half years after design and construction is complete. The road will not be tolled and to finance the project, the construction firms are making a private bond placement.

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