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Delays to highway, tunnel and bridge building

The Slovakian government is being asked for financial compensation by Granvia, the group building the country’s new Nitra-Banska Bystrica highway. Granvia is building the highway under the PPP model through a 30-year concession deal. The compensation has been requested due to delays that have been caused by the need for archaeological investigations along the route.
May 14, 2012 Read time: 2 mins
The Slovakian government is being asked for financial compensation by 5822 Granvia, the group building the country’s new Nitra-Banska Bystrica highway.

Granvia is building the highway under the PPP model through a 30-year concession deal. The compensation has been requested due to delays that have been caused by the need for archaeological investigations along the route.

The highway had been due to be opened in stages from September 2011 to mid 2012 but the schedule is likely to be delayed due to the need for the archaeological work. Adjudicators are evaluating the need for any compensation. The project is costing some €1.8 billion for its construction and the whole deal is worth €3.8 billion over the 30-year concession.

And work is underway on four sections of Slovakia’s D1 highway. Consortium Zilinska Dialnica is building these stretches of highway under a 30-year concession model in a deal worth some e8.55 billion.

The D1 highway is being built under the PPP model and the 30.7km Zilina-Martin stretch is costing €4.2 billion. Funding for the 75km stretch from Dubna Skala towards Kosice is still being finalised. The project is being carried out by concession company Žilinská Dial’nica, which is formed of 981 Hochtief, 1332 Alpine Bau and 1340 FCC Construcción. The concession partners will build 25km of highway as well as 6km of access roads and the work includes 10.6km of tunnels and 7.6km of bridges.


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