Pihl wins export contracts
During this summer, Pihl has won four new civil engineering contracts in Norway, Sweden and the USA. They represent a total value of almost 500 million Danish Kroner.
Press release 27 August 2009
The contracts comprise extension of the Stamsund fishing port at Lofoten in Norway, road, bridge and tunnel works in Bergen, also in Norway, new railway bridge at Gothenburg, Sweden, and rehabilitation of a historic bridge in Boston, USA.
Fishing port at Lofoten
In June Pihl signed a contract for 47 million Danish Kroner with Kystverket Nordland to extend the Stamsund fishing port. The port will be having a new entrance and a new pier enabling larger vessels to enter the port.
The entrance area as well as the basin of the port will be dredged to -9 m and -8.3/-6.3 m respectively. The uppermost level of the pier will be +8 m, and the width at the top will be 5 m. The port will also be cleaned out in connection with the works. The works will be commenced in August 2009 and completed on 31 March 2011.
The Norwegian main road 567
Then in the month of July, we signed a contract for 145 million Danish Kroner with the Norwegian road authorities for a road, bridge and tunnel project RV 567 between Hauge and Lonevåg, north-east of Bergen – a new stretch of road of about 3 km that includes a 1.55 km long blast tunnel and a new 90 m long bridge over Lonevågen. The works, which comprise access roads, crossroads, roundabout, path for pedestrians and cyclists, will be commenced as early as in August/September this year. The road shall be ready for inauguration in September 2011.
Railway bridge in Gothenburg
In the very same month, Pihl and the Swedish Banverket signed a turnkey contract for a new railway bridge ”Marieholm-Olskroken” to the value of about 180 million Danish Kroner. The bridge forms part of a new railway connection between Gothenburg and Oslo.
The railway tracks will partly be placed on a dam, partly on the new 450 m long bridge, which will be cast in situ. Due to soft soil conditions, it will be necessary to drive about 80 km concrete piles to ensure the foundation of the bridge. The works have been commenced and will be completed in 2012.
Rehabilitation of Boston University Bridge
Finally, Pihl’s subsidiary in the USA has won a contract for extensive rehabilitation of Boston University Bridge over Charles River in Boston. The bridge, originally called the Cottage Farm Bridge, got its present name in 1949 and is of historic importance to the region. Apart from replacement of a large part of the bridge structure and obsolete drainage system as well as pavement works, the rehabilitation work comprises restoration of the ornamentations on the bridge. Emphasis will be put on the environment and the working environment in the execution process; this will apply to handling of waste and building materials, reduction of dust and use of equipment that is quiet in operation. The contract is worth about 92 million Danish Kroner.
The project period has been estimated at three years, but Pihl will endeavour to optimize work so that it will be possible to hand over the bridge after two years only.
For further information, please contact:
Kurt Carlsen / Kjartan Langvad
E. Pihl & Søn A.S.
Nybrovej 116
2800 Kgs. Lyngby
Tel +454527 7200
Fax +45 4527 7100 www.pihl-as.dk www.pihl-inc.us
om udbygning af Stamsund Fiskerihavn. Havnen skal have ny indsejling og ny mole, så den kan tage imod større skibe.
Såvel havneindsejling som –bassin uddybes til hhv. -9 m og -8,3/-6,3 m. Molens topkote bliver +8m med en bredde på toppen på 5m og en længde på ca. 230m. Havnen skal desuden oprenses i forbindelse med arbejdet. Arbejdet påbegyndes i august måned 2009 og afsluttes 31. marts 2011.
Den norske rigsvej nummer 567
I juli måned gjaldt underskriften en kontrakt på 145 mio.DKK med det norske Vegvesen på vej-, bro- og tunnelprojektet RV 567 mellem Hauge og Lonevåg, NØ for Bergen - en ny vejstrækning på ca. 3 km, som inkluderer en 1,55 km lang sprængt tunnel og en ny 90 meter lang bro over Lonevågen. Arbejdet, som blandt andet også omfatter adkomstveje, vejkryds, rundkørsel, vejkryds og gang- og cykelstier påbegyndes allerede i august/september 2009. Vejen skal være klar til indvielse i september 2011.
Jernbanebro i Göteborg
I samme måned underskrev Pihl og svenske Banverket totalentreprisekontrakt på en ny jernbanebro ”Marieholm-Olskroken” til en værdi af ca. 180 mio.DKK. Broen er del af en ny jernbaneforbindelse mellem Göteborg og Oslo.
Jernbanesporene skal dels anlægges på en dæmning, dels på den nye 450 meter lange bro, der pladsstøbes. På grund af de bløde jordbundsforhold er det i øvrigt nødvendigt at ramme ca. 80 km betonpæle for at sikre funderingen af broen. Arbejdet er påbegyndt og afsluttes i 2012.
Renovering af Boston University Bridge
Endelig har Pihls amerikanske datterselskab, Pihl Inc., vundet kontrakt på en omfattende renovering af Boston University Bridge over Charles River i Boston. Broen, der oprindelig hed Cottage Farm Bridge, fik sit nuværende navn i 1949 og har historisk betydning for området. Udover udskiftning af store dele af brokonstruktionen og utidssvarende afløb samt belægningsarbejder, omfatter renoveringen restaurering af broens ornamenter. I forbindelse med udførelsen vil miljø og arbejdsmiljø være i fokus; det gælder lige fra håndtering af affald og byggematerialer til begrænsning af støv og anvendelse af lydsvagt materiel. Kontrakten har en værdi på ca. 92 mio.DKK.
Der er afsat tre år til arbejdet, men Pihl satser på at optimere arbejdet, således at broen kan afleveres efter blot to år.
Yderligere information:
Kurt Carlsen / Kjartan Langvad
E. Pihl & Søn A.S.
Nybrovej 116
2800 Kgs. Lyngby
Tlf. 4527 7200
Fax 4527 7100 www.pihl-as.dk www.pihl-inc.us
