Pöyry has been awarded an engineering contract by the Romanian Road Administration for the Sibiu - Fagaras express road in Romania. Pöyry's share of the contract is EUR 7 million. Services will be provided in cooperation with a local partner. Connecting Sibiu and Fagaras in the Transylvanian area in central Romania, this project is a major step in upgrading the Romanian road network to European Union standards. The total length of the road will be about 80 km and the total investment is estimated to be in the region of EUR 400 million. Pöyry's services include optimisation of the alignment, preliminary and tender design for the design and build contractor and site supervision during project implementation. The assignment is Pöyry's first transportation project in Romania and an important milestone in the consolidation of Pöyry's position in the strongly growing transportation markets of Eastern Europe. Pöyry is a global consulting and engineering firm focusing on the energy, forest industry and infrastructure & environment sectors. Pöyry's net sales in 2006 amounted to about EUR 620 million and it employs 7000 experts. PÖYRY PLC Erkki Pehu-Lehtonen President and CEO Teuvo Salminen Deputy to President and CEO Additional information by: Johann Schmieder, President, Pöyry Infra GmbH, Germany Tel. +49 7621 930045 Heinz Bauer, Head International Business, Pöyry Infra GmbH, Germany Tel. +49 7621 930023 www.poyry.com DISTRIBUTION: OMX Nordic Exchange Helsinki Major media