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Here are Europe’s five largest road infrastructure construction projects that were initiated in Q4 2024, according to GlobalData’s construction projects database.
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1. A-7 Crevillente to Alhama de Murcia Highway Development
The project involves the construction of a highway between Crevillente and Alhama in Murcia, Spain.
Construction work started in Q4 2024 and is expected to be completed in Q4 2030.
The project’s aim is to provide state-of-the-art road transportation infrastructure and improve its service level and improve the long-distance journey between the areas. Buy the profile here.
2. D11 Motorway: Trutnov to Poland Border
The project involves the construction of a 21.17km four-lane motorway from Trutnov to the border of Poland in the Hradec Kralove Region, Czech Republic.
Construction work commenced in Q4 2024 and is expected to finish in Q1 2028.
The project is a part of the D11 motorway that connects Praha, Hradec Králové, and Trutnov to the border crossing with Poland with a total length of 154km. D11 is part of the European transport channel from Paris-Nuremberg-Plzen-Prague-Hradec Kralove-Wroclaw-Warsaw-Brest-Moscow, connecting Western and Eastern Europe. Buy the profile here.
3. A5 Tunnel Development
The project involves the construction of the A5 tunnel in Madrid, Spain.
Construction work started in Q4 2024 and is forecast to complete in Q4 2027.
The objective of the project is to reduce traffic congestion and to provide state-of-the-art transportation infrastructure for people in the region. The project’s infrastructure will improve air quality, noise pollution, and mobility and will connect the neighborhoods divided by the highway. Buy the profile here.
4. Prague Ring Road: Bechovice – D1 Highway Section
The project involves the construction of a six-lane, 12.6km road between Bechovice and the D1 Highway in Praha, Czech Republic.
Construction work commenced in Q4 2024 and is expected to be completed in Q4 2027.
The project is part of the “Prague Ring Road” and is also referred to as ‘Section 511’. It is one of the remaining sections that would complete the Prague Ring Road.
5. A47 North Tuddenham to Easton Dualling
The project involves the upgrade of the existing 9km A47 single-lane motorway to a dual carriageway between North Tuddenham and Easton in Norfolk, the UK.
Construction work started in Q4 2024 and is expected to be completed in Q4 2026.
In December 2014, Highways England (formerly known as the Highways Agency) issued its Road Investment Strategy, which included a commitment to upgrade this stretch of the A47 between North Tuddenham and Easton.
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