MONTREAL, Oct. 18, 2021 /CNW Telbec/ - SNC-Lavalin Group
Inc. (TSX: SNC), a fully integrated professional services and
project management company with offices around the world, was
awarded a contract to provide general engineering consultant (GEC)
services for the Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT)
Interstate 45 (I-45) Corridor Project in east central Texas. The project will provide safety
improvements, increase freight mobility, enhance hurricane
evacuation capability, and ease daily and seasonal congestion by
adding main lanes, improving the operation of existing
interchanges, and upgrading safety standards along a 90.4-mile
segment of the corridor.
"Our ability to deploy global capabilities locally and deliver
unique end-to-end services across the whole life cycle of an asset
allows us to better understand our client's needs and to combine
traditional engineering with new technologies to deliver safer,
reliable, customer focused transport systems," said Ian L. Edwards, President and CEO of
SNC-Lavalin.
Under the seven-year contract, SNC-Lavalin will serve as TxDOT's
GEC, providing oversight for eight production engineering firms,
developing schematics, environmental documents and up to 15 plans,
specifications and estimates (PS&E) packages. The team will
also focus on minimizing project delays and ensuring schedule
efficiency.
"The I-45 corridor is an integral part of a network that moves
massive freight volumes, supporting the Texas economy and international commerce, so
mobility is crucial," said George
Nash, CEO, Atkins North
America. "Our team has a clear understanding of this
project's goals, and by instilling a culture of performance, we
will bring leadership and expertise to help TxDOT deliver a safe
and sustainable piece of transportation
infrastructure."
I-45 connects the Houston–Galveston and Dallas–Fort Worth areas,
two of the largest metropolitan areas in the nation and the two
largest in the state. The corridor provides primary access for
freight movement between the two markets, including important
seaports in Houston and
Galveston and major inland ports
in Dallas and Fort Worth. It has recently been the site of
private-sector autonomous truck operations. The enhanced
configuration this project will deliver should make the corridor
even more attractive to cutting-edge freight movement.
About SNC-Lavalin
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company with offices around the world dedicated to engineering a
better future for our planet and its people. We create sustainable
solutions that connect people, technology and data to design,
deliver and operate the most complex projects. We deploy global
capabilities locally to our clients and deliver unique end-to-end
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