Search Results: 'Skanska'

Urrá multi-purpose hydro project
10 November, 1999
Patience and persistence were the keys to winning a large hydroelectric project in northern Colombia, while knowledge of the market and experience of working in remote locations meant successful completion 16 years later. Lars-Erik Alm, Project Manager, and Peter Walden, Contract Manager, Skanska International Civil Engineering, report.

Stockholm's Southern Link tunnels
15 October, 1999
This $800m urban motorway forms part of a planned ring road around Stockholm. The Southern Link will be approximately 6km long, with the major part located in tunnels extending for 4.5km beneath existing buildings. A number of interesting construction techniques are being used, including the first major use of SSE explosives in Sweden, as well as intricate grouting and support operations. Construction Journalist Martin Hunt reports.