OHL wins the single largest project in the company’s history in the USA
February 3, 2017
The OHL Group, through its subsidiary OHL USA, Inc. has been awarded the single largest project in the company’s history in the United States for over 1.2 billion euros approximately. The project, to be perfomed through a joint venture led by OHL (60%) with Astaldi (40%), has been granted by the Orange County Transportation Authority. OHL will improve the Interstate 405 (I-405) from State Route 73 to Interstate 605, one of the most congested freeways in Orange County, California.
The design-build project will improve 25,7 kilometers of the heavily-traveled interstate. The scope of work includes adding one general-purpose lane in each direction from Euclid Street to I-605 and making improvements to freeway entrances, exits and bridges. In addition, the project includes construction of express toll lanes in each direction from State Route 73 to Interstate 605, which will provide a fast, congestion-free and reliable travel option to motorists.
This project will increase freeway capacity, improve traffic and interchange operations, and enhance road safety to meet the latest state and federal standards. Currently, I-405 carries more than 300,000 vehicles each day and by 2040 traffic volumes are expected to rise significantly, according to OCTA.
The California division currently has a total of 13 projects under construction, including the Fairway Drive Grade Separation, Machado Lake Ecosystem and Owens Lake Dust Mitigation.
The OHL Group has operated in the United States since 2006. Its projects include the construction of the AirportLink and the State Road 826/836 Interchange in Florida; the expansion of the Interstate Highway 35 East in Texas; construction work on the Second Avenue Subway System’s 63rd Street and 72nd Street Stations in New York; the restoration of the George Washington Bridge in New Jersey; the reconstruction of the Woods Memorial Bridge and Revere Beach Parkway viaducts in Massachusetts; and the construction of the Elgin-O’Hare (IL-390) expressway interchange in Illinois.
Currently, OHL operates in nine states – Florida, New York, New Jersey, Texas, California, Illinois, Connecticut, Virginia, and Massachusetts – and the District of Columbia.
Images of the I-405 Improvement project in California.