HLG lands contract for Doha’s new orbital highway

Habtoor Leighton Group (HLG) has been awarded a US$1.7 billion contract to design and build a new orbital highway and truck route near Doha. Under the Qatar public works authority-awarded contract, HLG and joint venture partner Al Jaber Engineering will look to complete the design and construction works in around 36 months. The project will involve five main interchanges and 56km of road works.
March 24, 2014 Read time: 1 min
2712 Habtoor Leighton Group (HLG) has been awarded a US$1.7 billion contract to design and build a new orbital highway and truck route near Doha.

Under the Qatar public works authority-awarded contract, HLG and joint venture partner 1302 Al Jaber Engineering will look to complete the design and construction works in around 36 months. The project will involve five main interchanges and 56km of road works.
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