NCC to construct Highway 34 between Glahytt and Målilla, Småland, for approximately SEK 230 million

NCC to construct Highway 34 between Glahytt and Målilla, Småland, for
approximately SEK 230 million

NCC Construction has been commissioned to rebuild and expand Highway 34 between
Glahytt and Målilla, 30 kilometers west of Oskarshamn. In total, the project
comprises 18 kilometers of highway. NCC will be the turnkey contractor for the
project and the client is the Swedish Road Administration. The order is worth
approximately SEK 230 million.


Highway 34 is a regional highway that traverses Kalmar county from Ålem in
Mönsterås to Vimmerby and then continues north through Östergötland to
Linköping. The road is an important part of the transport system for such
commodities as timber products. 

On the section of highway between Glahytt, about ten kilometers north of Högsby,
and Stora Aby near Rosenfors, approximately four kilometers south of Målilla,
the existing road, with certain exceptions, is of a low standard. 

One part of the section of the highway will be expanded into a divided county
road with a guardrail in the middle. Near Glahytt, a rotary intersection will be
constructed to replace the existing three-way stop between Highways 23 and 34.
Near the rotary intersection, a mini-terminal for buses and a parking lot for
carpooling will also be built. The project also includes the construction of
four bridges. 
- Parts of the highway 34 are extremely neglected and it is good for the region
that the Government's infrastructure program will result in a tangible
improvement in such a short space of time, says Tor Wolgast, Business Manager at
NCC Construction Region South. 

As turnkey contractor, NCC will plan and construct the road. Construction is
expected to begin on May 1 and is scheduled to be completed before the end of
2010. The project will employ a total of about 100 people. 
The order value will be registered during the first quarter of 2009.


For further information, please contact:
Lovisa Lagerström Lantz, Acting Press Relations Manager, NCC Group, +46 (0)8 585
523 46, +46 (0)70 592 45 46


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NCC is one of the leading construction and property development companies in the
Nordic region. NCC had in 2007 sales of fully SEK 58 billion, with 21,000
employees.