Aug 27 2010
From the Forth Replacement Crossing in Scotland to the Autostrada Transilvania in Romania, the world of bridge construction is fast becoming more international, opening doors for foreign companies to compete for large-scale projects.
“The whole industry is going to need to react very quickly to these big projects coming back online,” comments Steve Kite, Associate Director at Arup, during an onsite interview with IQPC.
He continues: “A lot of projects where there has been interest or there’s been initial work done are coming back on the scene again and are going to need to be delivered very rapidly.”
Competition will look likely to increase amongst competing consultancies and contractors, inevitably placing even more importance on reputation and results.
Previously closed markets, including the Central and Eastern European Region, will see an expansion of international investment and construction. This has also been aided by a drastic rise in PPP contracts between Eastern European and international construction companies - another condition that is making the region a fertile area for future development.
Project managers, engineers and designers will be delving more into these topics and examining live projects at Bridge Construction Europe. Presented by Construction IQ, this event takes place 3rd-5th November 2010 at the Hotel Le Méridien Bristol in Warsaw, Poland.
Additional case studies will be presented with projects including:
- Danube Bridge 2, Ministry of Transport for Bulgaria
- The Beltway Bridge, Wroclaw Bypass, General Directorate of National Roads and Motorways, Poland
- Olympic Park Central Bridge, Lagan Construction
- The Cadagua Link, UTE Enlace del Cadagua
- The Saale Elster Viaduct, Hochtief
- The Southern Gate Bridge, Transport Systems and Institute Giprostroymost - Saint-Petersburg
- Traismauer Bridge, Alpine Construction and ASFINAG
- A2 Toll Motorway, DHV Polska
- Busan-Geoje Fixed Link, Halcrow Group
- The Sava Bridge, Louis Berger Group/Euro Gardi Group
Source: http://www.bridgeconstructioneurope.com/