The Webuild Group’s US subsidiary Lane has won USD 233-million contract to widen and improve the safety of a 11 kilometers section of Florida’s Mainline Turnpike, a major toll highway in the US state that is becoming more congested with vehicle traffic. Commissioned by the Florida’s Turnpike Enterprise of the Department of Transportation, the contract, 100-percent held by Lane, includes rebuilding and widening from four to eight lanes, four in each direction, in a section of the highway, also known as State Road 19, between the Minneola Interchange and US 27 in Lake County near Orlando. Other work will include new bridge structures, new tolling sites, lighting, intelligent traffic systems, and interchange improvements. Work is expected to begin this fall.The Turnpike Mainline crosses Florida from Miami in the south of the state to I-75 near Wildwood to the north. A major route for trucks, traffic has increased in recent years, causing congestion and delays. Once completed, the Turnpike will provide added capacity to meet future traffic demand from residents and tourists in Florida by 2035. Its role as a critical hurricane evacuation route will also be reinforced. It is the second contract to be obtained by Lane in Florida this month, strengthening the Group’s presence in the United States, one of its core markets where new orders have reached nearly EUR 1.4 billion so far this year.
The Webuild Group’s US subsidiary Lane has won USD 233-million contract to widen and improve the safety of a 11 kilometers section of Florida’s Mainline Turnpike, a major toll highway in the US state that is becoming more congested with vehicle traffic. Commissioned by the Florida’s Turnpike Enterprise of the Department of Transportation, the contract, 100-percent held by Lane, includes rebuilding and widening from four to eight lanes, four in each direction, in a section of the highway, also known as State Road 19, between the Minneola Interchange and US 27 in Lake County near Orlando. Other work will include new bridge structures, new tolling sites, lighting, intelligent traffic systems, and interchange improvements. Work is expected to begin this fall.The Turnpike Mainline crosses Florida from Miami in the south of the state to I-75 near Wildwood to the north. A major route for trucks, traffic has increased in recent years, causing congestion and delays. Once completed, the Turnpike will provide added capacity to meet future traffic demand from residents and tourists in Florida by 2035. Its role as a critical hurricane evacuation route will also be reinforced. It is the second contract to be obtained by Lane in Florida this month, strengthening the Group’s presence in the United States, one of its core markets where new orders have reached nearly EUR 1.4 billion so far this year.
