Veidekke and the Swedish Transport Administration to develop infrastructure in western Sweden

The Swedish Transport Administration has awarded Veidekke Entreprenad AB the contract to build bus lanes and a bus terminal in the western Gothenburg area and Ockerö municipality. The contract has a total value of approx. SEK 150 million excluding VAT.

Veidekke and the Swedish Transport Administration will jointly establish a planning team, which will work on all relevant measures within the geographical area. Work will take place from 2011 to 2013 and may be extended.

For more information, please contact

Regional Manager Malte Niclasson with Veidekke Entreprenad AB, Region Väst
Telephone +46 31 50 56 66
malte.niclasson@veidekke.se

Veidekke is one of Scandinavia's largest contractors with 6,000 employees and a turnover of NOK 16 billion. Activities include building and construction projects, residential developments, asphalt plants, gravel and aggregates, road maintenance and recycling. Our values are professional, honest, enthusiastic and pioneering. Our goals for health, safety and the environment, HSE, have equal status with our financial goals.  Veidekke is characterized by a decentralized organizational model with a strong corporate culture and a high degree of employee­involvement. Over half the employees are co-owners, holding 20% of Veidekke's shares between them. The company is listed on the Oslo Stock Exchange and has never declared a loss since it was founded in 1936.