Veidekke ASA: To build for Bergen Light Rail
Bybanen Utbygging has awarded Veidekke the environmentally-certified contract to build Vestland county’s first underground station between the Haukeland and Haraldsplass hospitals in Bergen. This is a design and build construction contract valued at NOK 224 million, excluding VAT and with options.
“It is very satisfying to win our eighth contract for Bybanen Utbygging and being allowed to build more green infrastructure in a sustainable way. Haukeland station is a demanding, complex and multidisciplinary contract that is a very good fit for us at Veidekke Bergen. Winning this contract in this time of the coronavirus proves that our strategy of having our own locally employed skilled workers and engineers is appropriate and desirable to our customers,” says district manager Erlend Bygnes of Veidekke Bygg Bergen.
Haukeland station is being built to make public transport attractive to the 7,000 passengers who will use it every day. The project includes building a spacious station area 30 metres below ground and underground walkways with lifts and escalators that link the station to the two hospitals in the area. The two entrances will be designed as round glass and steel structures, both at Haukeland University hospital and Haraldsplass Diakonale Sykehus.
The outdoor areas will be meeting grounds for the local community with nicely landscaped surroundings. There are several large concrete structures in the project, of which the largest is 42 metres tall comprising more than 4,000 m3 concrete anchored to bedrock. The public areas will emphasise aesthetics and efficient transport of people, good lighting and acoustic measures to absorb noise. Veidekke is safeguarding Bergen Light Rail’s objective of a greener light rail development by certifying the project in accordance with CEEQUAL, which is a certification tool to promote sustainable construction projects.
Start of construction is scheduled for October and is expected to last for two years.
For more information, contact:
District Manager Erlend Bygnes, tel. +47 97 09 53 33, erlend.bygnes@veidekke.no
Communications Manager Helge Dieset, tel. +47 90 55 33 22, helge.dieset@veidekke.no
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Veidekke is one of Scandinavia's largest construction and property development companies. The company undertakes all types of building construction and civil engineering contracts, develops residential projects, maintains roads, and produces asphalt and aggregates. The company is known for its engagement and local knowledge. Annual turnover is approximately NOK 39 billion and around half of its 8600 employees own shares in the company. Veidekke is listed on the Oslo Stock Exchange and has always posted a profit since it was founded in 1936.
