Ferrovial completes Texas motorway works and bids for another key tender

The Spanish construction company Ferrovial has completed its US $ 1.40 billion (€1.08bn) works on the SH-130 motorway in Texas (US). The company is preparing a bid for further work in the US state by competing for the contract to build the IH-35 in Dallas while, at the same time, completing further works on two other key Texas road projects: the NTE (North Tarrant Express) Highway; and the Lyndon B. Johnson Freeway (Interstate 635).
November 2, 2012 Read time: 1 min
The Spanish construction company 2717 Ferrovial has completed its US $ 1.40 billion (€1.08bn) works on the SH-130 motorway in Texas (US). The company is preparing a bid for further work in the US state by competing for the contract to build the IH-35 in Dallas while, at the same time, completing further works on two other key Texas road projects: the NTE (North Tarrant Express) Highway; and the Lyndon B. Johnson Freeway (Interstate 635).

At the newly opened SH-130 toll motorway, Ferrovial's subsidiary 930 Cintra will be in charge of managing toll charges for the next 50 years.

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