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Spanish-Indian partners for Indian highways

A European and Indian partnership is teaming up to tackle tendering for major highway projects in India.
March 5, 2012 Read time: 1 min
A European and Indian partnership is teaming up to tackle tendering for major highway projects in India. A joint venture established by Spanish contractor 3147 Sacyr Vallehermoso and Indian company Essar is tendering for two highway projects in India, a 360km link from Baharagora to Sambalpur and a 350km link from Shivpuri to Dewas. The Baharagora to Sambalpur project is worth some US$783.8 million (€576 million) while the project for the Shivpuri to Dewas highway is worth $714.4 million (€525 million).

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