Viafrance
Created in 1971
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The Safi-Aqaba road in Jordan is 187 kilometres long (1966-1969)
Viafrance, created in 1971, inherited the expertise and culture of two roadwork companies, Vialit and Viasphalte.
Vialit was founded in 1925 under the impetus of Georges Courtois, who wanted to promote surface coatings and bitumen emulsions. Until 1970, the company was managed by Lionel Ignace, co-founder of USIRF (the French Union of Roadworks Companies) in 1936.
Viasphalte was created in 1933, under the impetus of Entreprises Léon Ballot. After the second world war, it became a subsidiary of Campenon Bernard. Viasphalte owed its success to thorough knowledge of American technology and equipment. By the 1960s, it enjoyed a strong presence in France and abroad. Viasphalte built a 187-km road from Safi to Aqaba in Jordan.
Vialit and Viasphalte's activities, which were complementary, were combined in 1971. In 1997, Viafrance merged with Cochery Bourdin Chaussé to form Eurovia.