The completion of the Catania-Siracusa highway has been approved on 28th February by all the interested players namely the Sicily region, the provinces and municipalities, and ANAS, the national road administration. The 26 km section will connect Passo Martino to Villasmundo. The final design will be carried out by a jv headed by Fiat Engineering. The highway will have two 12.5 m-wide dual-lane carriageways. There will be nine tunnels, four cut-and-cover and five bored. The overall cost of the infrastructure amounts to €587 million. Visit www.enteanas.it 10/02.Accelerated restricted procedure, deadline 27th July, 2003 for construction of a motorway section from Passo-Martino to km 130+400, including five bored tunnels totalling 2 x 5,900 m. The longest tunnel is 2,900 m and the shortest 200 m. Visit http://ted.publications.eu.int/udl?request=Seek-Deliver&language=en&docid=086270-2003, OJ S 96, or contact ANAS, Rome, fax +39 064456224 o 4956. 23/03.The bidders for the completion of the Catania-Siracusa highway, estimated at EUR564.9 million and including five twin bore tunnels totalling 2 x 5,900 m, are Pizzarotti; Astaldi / Grandi Lavori Fincosit / Ferrari; Condotte d'Acqua / Impregilo; consortia Cogenco (Adanti, Intercantieri Vittadello, Garboli-Conicos and Bonatti) and CCC; and consortium SIS (Sacyr, INC and Sipal). 16/04.Pizzarotti has secured a EUR473.6 million contract for building the section from Passo-Martino to km 130+400, including five bored tunnels totalling 2 x 5,900 m. The longest tunnel is 2,900 m and the shortest 200 m. Visit www.pizzarotti.it 43/04.