Larsen & Toubro’s Infrastructure Operating Company, part of its Construction Division, has made a major breakthrough in the international infrastructure segment by bagging an AED 592 Million (INR 716 crore) contract from the Department of Transport, Abu Dhabi for the construction of Sheikh Khalifa Interchange.

The site is located at a distance of 75 kilometers from Abu Dhabi on the Sheikh Rashid road leading to Dubai and gains significance as it intersects with the Abu Dhabi Dubai main road linking the two emirates.

To be completed in 24 months, the project involves construction of 4 bridges with multi spans and multi cells from 2 to 8 in situ box girders, one 62 meter long and 20 meter wide tunnel with single cell voided slab and 12 kilometers of 4 to 6 lane roads with connector and distributor networks including associated electrical, water and drainage networks as well as landscaping and irrigation.

Set to meet the highest International standards, this project is expected to significantly improve traffic conditions in the Al Samha region, especially the truck traffic from the new Sheikh Khalifa port.

This order was won by L&T against stiff international competition and it augers well with L&T’s expansion in international infrastructure. L&T has been making significant strides in the area of roads and bridges both in the international and domestic markets through its well established capabilities in design, engineering, project execution and construction, quality and safety standards and on time delivery.