Isolux Corsan Begins the Construction of a Highway in Slovakia for 98M €

MADRID, November 26, 2014 /PRNewswire/ --

• This is the first contract that Isolux Corsan wins in Slovakia.
• The project consists of the construction of a stretch over 10 kilometers of highway Zvolen R2-East-Pstruša, which will have four lanes.
• This highway will allow connection with cities that are experiencing significant economic growth, such as the industrial core located in Detva.

Isolux Corsán, in a joint venture 80% - 20% with Chemkostav local company, has started the construction of a highway in Slovakia, for an amount of 98 million euros. This is the first contract that Isolux Corsán wins in Slovakia.

The awarded Project by Narodna Dialnicna Spolocnost, AS.(National Highway Company), consist of the construction of a stretch of more than 10 kilometers of the highway R2 Zvolen-East - Pstruša, which will have four lanes and seven bridges along road layout.

This highway will connect in an efficient way, reducing significant the traffic, some of the major cities of the country, such as Kosice, the second populous city in Slovakia, Zvolenská Slatina or the industrial center located in Detva.

A global leader in highway construction. 

Isolux Corsán is one of the world leaders in construction, with more than 1.600 km in management and operation of highways. Within this kind of construction, the most important projects are the operation of BR 116 and BR 324 road, 680 kilometers long, in the state of Bahia, Brazil, and the recent award for the extension and management of Section 5 off I-69 in Indiana, United States.

This project in Slovakia allows the Group to introduce in a new market. Isolux Corsan has ongoing projects in 42 countries around the world and, with this, the group consolidates its company's strategy to grow in Europe, a continent where gets about 30% of their incomes.