Isolux wins major US highway contract

Isolux has won a contract to construct and exploit a 34km stretch of highway between Bloomington and Martinsville on Interstate 69 (section 5), which crosses Indiana state in the US. The company becomes the fourth Spanish infrastructure group to have a presence in the US highway market. The exploitation of the highway will be for 35 years, under the terms of the deal, which will involve an investment of around US$325 million. Isolux had been competing against three offers from the infrastructure funds Meri
February 21, 2014 Read time: 1 min
1392 Isolux has won a contract to construct and exploit a 34km stretch of highway between Bloomington and Martinsville on Interstate 69 (section 5), which crosses Indiana state in the US.

The company becomes the fourth Spanish infrastructure group to have a presence in the US highway market. The exploitation of the highway will be for 35 years, under the terms of the deal, which will involve an investment of around US$325 million. Isolux had been competing against three offers from the infrastructure funds 7167 Meridiam, Plenary and 2378 Macquarie.

Isolux Corsan will carry out the construction work, while Isolux Infrastructure will exploit the highway, which has been designed by Aztec, the US subsidiary of Spanish engineering firm Typsa.
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