German autobahn project

Construction work is due to commence shortly in Germany on the upgrades to the A8 autobahn in the south of the country.
February 28, 2012 Read time: 1 min
Construction work is due to commence shortly in Germany on the upgrades to the A8 autobahn in the south of the country. The improvements include widening the autobahn to six lanes between Augsburg-West and Neu-Ulm. The project is being carried out under the public private partnership model and the work is due for completion on 30th September 2015. The 41km long autobahn upgrade is expected to cost in the order of €305 million.

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