Flatiron to design and build new Edmonton ring road

Flatiron Construction Corp., one of the largest bridge and infrastructure contractors in the U.S., secured a Canadian $995 million (U.S. $976 million) contract to design and construct the northwest portion of a new ring road around the city of Edmonton, known as Anthony Henday Drive North. Flatiron is managing the design-build team as part of the larger Public-Private Partnership (P3) consortium NorthwestConnect. Flatiron's portion of the design-build contract is 66%.

"Our team is currently executing the new Calgary Ring Road, which was awarded to the same partners back in February 2007," says Matt Girard, Flatiron's vice president of business development. "We're looking forward to another successful partnership with the Alberta government and this P3 team."

The new 13-mile north portion of the ring road will extend from Anthony Henday Drive at Yellowhead Trail on the west side of Edmonton to Manning Drive Freeway in the north. It will be a two- and three-lane road with 27 bridge structures and eight interchanges. This is the third portion of the ring road to be commissioned by the Alberta government. Construction will begin in August 2008 and will be completed by November 2011.

With a sales volume of $752 million in 2007, Flatiron Construction Corp. is one of the leading providers of transportation construction and civil engineering in North America. Its core competencies include major bridge, highway and rail projects. In Canada, Flatiron also operates as a contractor in public-private partnership projects. Founded in 1947, the firm is a subsidiary of HOCHTIEF, one of the world's leading international construction service providers. Further information is available at Flatiron Construction Corp.