Tenders invited for the final design, construction and maintenance under a concession contract of the 64.4 km-long Pedemontana Veneta highway between Dueville, Vicenza province and Spresiano, Treviso province. Deadline 14th January, 2003. There will be 9 cut-and-cover tunnels. Construction is estimated at €701 million. Visit http://ted.eur-op.eu.int/udl?request=Seek-Deliver&language=en&docid=191125-2002, OJ S 240, or contact Regione Veneto, Venice, fax +39 0412792259. E-mail trasporti@regione.veneto.it 51/02.Preinformation notice, deadline 28th April, 2004 for design, construction and operation under a concession contract of the 94.9 km-long Pedemontana Veneta toll highway connecting the A31 in Thiene (Vicenza province) and the A27 highway in Spresiano (Treviso province). Includes nine cut-and-cover tunnels. The project also plans to lenghten the A31 in Vicenza province to connect it with the A4 in Montebello with slipways in Malo, Castelgomberto and Montecchio. There will be a new 6.5 km double-tube tunnel from Castelgomberto to Malo. Work to start in end-2006 for opening July 2011. Visit http://ted.publications.eu.int/udl?request=Seek-Deliver&language=en&docid=020814-2004, OJ S 24, or contact Regione del Veneto, Venezia, fax +39 0412792259. E-mail trasporti@regione.veneto.it 07/04.Notice of works concession, deadline 12th December, 2006 for design, construction and operation of the "Pedemontana Veneta" toll highway. The new highway will join highways A4, A31 and A27. It will start from the A4 in Montecchio Maggiore in Vicenza province to connect with the A31 and the A27 Mestre-Belluno in Spresiano in the province of Treviso. Tender estimate is EUR2.15 billion. The new highway will be approx. 90 km long, whereof 54.2 km of cut-and-cover and deep trenches. The 2 x 6.5 km Priabona tunnel is planned in Vicenza province between the Agro and Leo Leogra valleys. The new roadway will carry two lanes per direction, 3.75 m wide each, left and right shoulders of 0.75 and 2.5 m and central reservation of 3.5 m. Visit http://ted.europa.eu/udl?request=Seek-Deliver&language=en&docid=218224-2006, OJ S 205, or contact Region of Veneto, Venice, fax +39 0412794660. E-mail trasporti@regione.veneto.it 45/06.By the end of the year, the so-called Pedemontana highway project in Veneto is expected to be awarded. Pedemontana means foothills in Italian. A "pedemontana" is generally a road at the foot of a mountain or hills. There are two bidders. The first candidate includes Cintra (68%), Merloni Finanziaria (32%) and Ferrovial. Cintra is the concession arm of Ferrovial. The second joint venture includes Sacyr Vallehermoso, Sacyr's concession arm Itinere Infraestructuras, Sipal and INC general contractor. Final design and land expropriation will take place in 2008. Construction would start presumably in 2009 and be concluded in 2012. The route is 64.4 km, running from the A31 Valdastico junction near Dueville to the junction with the A27 Mestre-Belluno near Spresiano. Nine false tunnels are planned (Fosse, Schiavonesca, FS Bassano-Padova, FS Bassano-Castelfranco, Altivole, Riese, Trevignano, Montebelluna and Villorba). The Priabona, under the Vicenza Prealps, would be 6 km long. This toll highway will accomodate each way two 3.75 m lanes, a 3 m emergency lane, a 0.50 m shoulder and a 2.5 m central reservation. 45/07.Impregilo is leading a consortium of companies including Pedemontana Veneta, Autostrada Brescia-Padova, Autostrade per l'Italia, Autovie Venete, Grandi Lavori Fincosit, Costruzioni Maltauro, Rizzani de Eccher, Carron, Consorzio Cooperative Costruzioni (CCC), Mantovani, Intercantieri Vittadello and Serenissima Costruzioni, who has been awarded the concession contract for the design, construction and operation of the Pedemontana highway. The concession plans the construction of an approx. 90 km two-lane dual carriageway and an emergency lane between Montecchio (Vicenza) on highway A4 and Spresiano (Treviso) on highway A27. The road artery will run partially underground (approx. 15 kilometres of tunnel), whereof two bored tunnels, one in Malo (Priabona tunnel, 6,503 m) and the other in Sant' Urbano (1.7 km), and nine cut-and-cover tunnels. The overall investment is nearly EUR2 billion. The concession duration is 39 years. Construction of the infrastructure from the design phase will take 76 months. Impregilo's share represents a share of EUR630 million. Work is set to commence in the second semester of 2008. Opening is scheduled for 2013. Visit www.impregilo.it, www.glf.it, www.gruppomaltauro.com, www.rizzanideeccher.com, www.carron.it, www.ccc-acam.it, www.fip-group.it, www.intercantieri.com, www.autobspd.it, www.autostrade.it and www.autovie.it 50-51/07.