Veidekke ASA: Ready to start construction of Varberg’s new water tower
Today, Veidekke and VIVAB are signing an execution contract for construction of Varberg’s new water tower. The contract amount is SEK 249 million, and construction is expected to be ongoing until February 2024.
The VÅGA water tower in Varberg is a collaborative project, with responsibility for plans, design and execution shared between Veidekke and VIVAB. Varberg municipality has now passed the final resolution to start construction of the water tower, which’ daring design has attracted attention in Sweden and internationally before ground has even been broken.
“We are very much looking forward to starting the next phase of the VÅGA project together. Such complex projects place great demands on collaborative skills and are very well aligned with Veidekke's way of working,” says Maria Östman, department manager at Veidekke Anläggning SydVäst.
“We are now ready for construction, which according to plans will start in February. Over the past year, we have, in close collaboration with Veidekke, completed the design of the new VÅGA water tower. We have had to consider many different aspects along the way, but that phase is now completed. Once the project is finished, we will have a technically efficient facility that will also provide Varberg with a new landmark,” says Agneta Johansson, VÅGA project manager at VIVAB.
Located at Bastekullen in Träslöv, VÅGA will become a landmark that is visible both from the city of Varberg and from the E6. The design of the tower was decided in the autumn of 2018. The water tank itself is located at a higher elevation than in the current tower and will have five times more capacity, enabling VIVAB to ensure water supply to an expanding municipality while at the same time minimising risk of disruptions in the delivery to its inhabitants.
For more about the VÅGA project, go to www.vivab.info/varbergsvattentorn or https://www.instagram.com/vaga_vattentorn/
The contract is included in the order book for the fourth quarter.
For more information, contact:
Mats Nyström, CEO Veidekke Sweden, ph. +46 705 37 12 60
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Veidekke is one of Scandinavia's largest contractors. In addition to undertaking all types of building and civil engineering assignments, the group also maintains roads and produces asphalt and aggregates. Veidekke emphasises stakeholder involvement and local experience. Its annual turnover is approximately NOK 37 billion, and half of its 8,200 employees own shares in the company. Veidekke is listed on the Oslo Stock Exchange, and has posted a profit every year since its inception in 1936.
