ROMANIA: Construction start-up on planned $2,700,000,000 highway is tentatively scheduled to begin in June 2004, BECHTEL INTERNATIONAL [UK/USA] - Order #: 042904.

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PROJECT OVERVIEW:

The government of Romania is currently gearing itself to join the European Union (EU) in 2007. As a result, BECHTEL INTERNATIONAL, a subsidiary of UK-based BECHTEL CIVIL which is part of the BECHTEL GROUP of the US, was recently awarded a contract to build the Brasov to Bors highway in Romania.

According to the terms of the award, BECHTEL will be responsible for building a 4-lane, 415 km-long motorway. The planned infrastructure project is intended to serve as a major link with Europe and Central Asia.

According to George Alsop, BECHTEL Project Manager (Brasov-Bors Highway), the construction project is divided into 8 components. And, the first 2 are tentatively scheduled to begin in June 2004 in order to enable project...

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