The Haryana government has awarded a Rs.780-crore contract to Reliance Infrastructure for four-laning the Gurgaon-Faridabad road, state officials said here Monday. The build, operate and transfer (BOT) project is expected to be completed by May 2011. The Ballabhgarh-Sohna road will also be widened as part of this project. Join discussion...

A consortium of Fraport, Russian state bank VTB and Greek Horizon Air Investments has been named preferred bidder for Russia's Pulkovo airport, Fraport said on Thursday. The consortium beat bids by aluminium tycoon Oleg Deripaska's Basic Element in partnership with Singapore's Changi airport and another group led by Flughafen Wien and Leader, a local investment house founded by Gazprom. Join discussion...

AndratxThe Andratx (Majorca, Spain) city council has awarded Acciona Agua a contract for the construction and exploitation (36 years) of the integrated water cycle services for ten residential developments in the municipality, with a reference population of 5,000 inhabitants. These works, the first of their kind in Spain to be awarded using the Competitive Dialogue procurement procedure, represent an investment of 120 million euros, which includes the total cost of the works in each residential area and the finance portfolio for the works. Join discussion...

New Delhi, May 19 The National Highways Authority of India today entered into an agreement with Pune- Solapur Expressway Pvt Ltd, a special purpose vehicle, for four-laning of Pune- Solapur stretch of NH - 9 in Maharashtra at a cost of Rs 1,110 crore. Join discussion...

The first has been awarded to the Isolux-Soma Consortium. It involves the 4-6 laning of 133 km of national highways of Gujarat/Maharashtra Border-Surat-Hazira Port. The total project cost is Rs 1,509 crore. The agreement involves a grant of Rs 556 crore to the concessionaire and the concession period is 19 years, including a 30-month construction period. In addition, NHAI has awarded the 4-laning of the Pune-Solapur section of NH-9 in Maharashtra on BOT basis. The concessionaire for the project is Navinya Buildcon and Atlantia SPA. The length of the project is about 110 km and the total project cost is Rs 1,110 crore. The agreement involves a grant of Rs 299 crore. The concession period is 21 years, including 910 days for construction. The project will have bridges, fly-overs, vehicular under passes, pedestrians under passes, truck lay-byes etc. There will be a 124 km long service road on both sides of the project. Join discussion...

Spain's ACS and Acciona have been acknowledged with two of the concessions industry's most important awards for the design, construction, operation and maintenance of Canada's A-30 Châteauguay-Vaudreil-Dorion highway Join discussion...

407 ETR has been recognized for its commitment to providing drivers with a world-class highway and outstanding customer service. Last night, the company, along with the Ontario Ministry of Transportation (MTO), was awarded a 2008 National Award for Innovation and Excellence by The Canadian Council for Public-Private Partnerships (CCPPP) in the Service Delivery category. Join discussion...