Eurovia CS is working on the construction of the D4 motorway as part of the first motorway public-private partnership in the Czech Republic, with VINCI Highways as the concession company. The new road will enhance the connection between the rural region of South Bohemia and Prague.
CANADA
Business activity, which principally revolves around transport infrastructure and urban development, amounted to €1.0 billion. In Quebec, Eurovia Québec acquired Recy-Béton, a company that specialises in reclaiming and recycling construction waste, and secured or continued several major projects: repairs on 80 km of the Billy Diamond highway, servicing northern James Bay, and the runways at La Tuque airport in the Haute-Mauricie region; renovation of the Louis-Hippolyte La Fontaine tunnel (with the Major Projects Division); infrastructure work on Sainte Catherine street in downtown Montreal.
In western Canada, VINCI Construction acquired HJR Asphalt LP, one of the leading roadworks companies in the province of Saskatchewan. In Alberta, subsidiary Carmacks continued work on widening Highway 40 south of the town of Grande Prairie, and completed the last section of the West Calgary Ring Road (5 km, four interchanges) with the Major Projects Division, 10 months ahead of schedule. In British Columbia, several subsidiaries (Coquitlam Ridge Constructors, BA Blacktop and Carmacks) are taking part in upgrading Highway 1 (with an 80-metre single-lane truss bridge over Falls Creek), which was severely damaged by extreme weather in 2021, as part of an “Alliance contract”, a first in the province. They have also completed construction of the Vye Road overpass and widening of Highway 11 in the vicinity of Abbotsford.
CHILE
Business at Bitumix remained brisk throughout the country. Activities included road infrastructure (motorway maintenance in the Greater Santiago area, roadworks for mining companies), airport infrastructure (Chacalluta International) and sports infrastructure (refurbishment of the athletics track at the national stadium ahead of the 2023 Pan American Games in Santiago), as well as materials production and recycling.
OCEANIA
Business volume in this area generated revenue of €1.3 billion (up 15.5%).
AUSTRALIA
Seymour Whyte forged ahead on the major Sydney Gateway project (a new 5 km motorway section servicing Sydney airport) and completed work on the Bruce Highway section between Edmonton and Gordonvale (widening a 10.5 km stretch from two to four lanes and upgrading an intersection). The subsidiary has been awarded new contracts for a motorway bypass around Heatherbrae (M1 Pacific Motorway, northern section, 5 km), the Mulgoa Road upgrade (widening a 6.5 km section, with a corridor for active transport) and the Cressbrook Dam Safety Improvement project (to protect the Toowoomba region in Queensland from flooding). The company has also completed the transformation of the rail and road infrastructure at the Port of Melbourne, in order to increase ship-to-rail capacity while reducing heavy-vehicle traffic.