Skanska to construct road in Poland for PLN 245 M, about SEK 510 M

Skanska has received the construction contract for a road stretch in Silesia, in southwestern Poland. The customer is the Marshal’s Office of Silesian Voivodeship. The contract value amounts to PLN 245 M, about SEK 510 M, which is included in order bookings for Skanska Poland for the third quarter of 2012. 

Skanska will build a 2.8 kilometer stretch of road along the highway Drogowa Cloth Srednicowa, between Gliwice and Zabrze. The work also includes two road crossings, four viaducts and a bridge over the river Klodnica. The project is expected to be completed within 25 months.

Skanska Poland, one of the largest construction companies in Poland, had sales of SEK 10 billion in 2011. The company has about 7,700 employees. Skanska Commercial Development and Skanska Infrastructure Development are also active in Poland.

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