The Sotra Link consortium – composed of the Australian investment bank Macquarie Group Ltd from Sydney (70%), the south Korean SK Ecoplant Co. Ltd  from Seoul (20%) and the Italian  Webuild SpA (10%) – have won a EUR1.96 billion (NOK 19.8 billion) contract to build and manage the RV.555 Sotra Connection PPP Project.  

Sotra Link has associated within consulting and engineering are the Norwegian offices of Norconsult and Multiconsult. In addition, the companies PINI from Switzerland, FCC from Spain and Intertoll from Hungary are involved in implementing the project.  

New Sotra connection includes the construction of 9.4 km four-lane road from the intersection with Fv 562 at Storavatnet in Bergen to the junction with Fv 561 at Kolltveit in Oygarden municipality. About 4.6 km will be in a tunnel. The project includes a new four-lane bridge of about 900 m, with a separate pedestrian and bicycle path. The new road system will have lanes and ramps for public transport and pedestrian and bicycle paths. New parking and public transport terminals will be built on Straume and at Storavatnet. Three smaller bridges are also included in the project Contact the Norwegian Public Roads Administration, attn Lene Saelen Rivenes, Oslo, email lene.saelen.rivenes@vegvesen.no.  Visit https://www.vegvesen.no and    
 http://ted.europa.eu/udl?request=Seek-deliver&language=en&docid=231424-2022 . Ref.n. 19/352033. 37/21. 

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