OHL achieves a new contract in the USA for more than 100 million euros

The OHL Group, through its Community Asphalt subsidiary, has been awarded, for more than 100 million euros, a project to extend and improve one of the most travelled sections of the Turnpike highway in Florida. The section is 5 km long and covers the distance from Bird Road up to the north of the intersection with the SR 836 highway, in northwest Miami.

The route where the works will be executed registers average daily traffic of 166,900 vehicles and is close to the 826/836 highway interchange station, the largest in Miami and one of the largest public works in Florida, under construction by the OHL Group.

This design and construction contract is aimed at adjusting said section of the Florida Turnpike to future needs, both in terms of capacity and safety. The extension will include the construction of 10 traffic lanes, of which the inner four will be toll roads. Furthermore, additional lanes will be built to facilitate local traffic between the intersections. The project also contemplates an extension of existing structures and the construction of new ones, to include a 200 m overpass directly linking the new Turnpike toll lanes to the SR 836.

Furthermore, the work includes the construction of reinforced earth walls, drainage, signaling, intelligent transport systems (ITS) and surfacing, without altering vehicle traffic during working hours.

OHL enjoys a prominent position in the USA construction sector, where it has been present since 2006, the year the Group entered the Florida market through its Community Asphalt and OHL Building subsidiaries, subsequently joined by Arellano Construction, Stride Constructors and BCA.

At present, the U.S. is one of OHL Group’s eight home markets, as gathered in its 2015-2020 Strategic Plan, and is present in ten states: Florida, New York, Texas, California, Maryland, Illinois, Connecticut, Virginia, Washington DC and Massachusetts.

Interchange station of the SR 826/836 highways, the largest in Miami and one of the largest public works in Florida, under construction by the OHL Group.