Webber, the US construction subsidiary of Ferrovial, has been awarded contracts, worth a total of $340m to expand four highways in Texas.
The contracts were awarded by the Texas Department of Transportation.
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As per the terms of the contracts, the company will undertake highway projects in Kaufman, Denton, Collin and Comal counties.
These projects are slated to begin late in 2022 and complete in 2025.
As per the first contract, Webber will widen US Route 80 in Kaufman county from four to six lanes.
This work, worth $119.5m, also covers rebuilding access roads and replacing bridges.
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By GlobalDataIn Denton county, Webber will upgrade and widen a section of road between IH-35 and FM 455.
Following completion, the road will have six lanes. This contract is worth $111m.
Ferrovial will also widen a 7.2km stretch between FM 2514 and Parker Road in Collin County.
Under this contract, the work includes rebuilding the current road and adding new lanes to create a four-lane urban highway.
This contract is worth $50.4m.
The fourth project in Bulverde requires the company to widen a 4km stretch of State Highway 46 from two to six lanes. The work covers upgrading storm drains and diverting a gas pipeline.
With the latest awards, Webber is now working on 51 heavy civil projects, in Texas, Georgia, Virginia and North Carolina.
Last month, Ferrovial, in a consortium with Gamuda Australia, won a contract to construct the Coffs Harbour Bypass in New South Wales of Australia.
The contract carries a reference value of $1.53bn (A$ 2.2bn).
Ferrovial secured the contract through its construction subsidiary.
The contract will see construction of 14km of road and improving the four-lane divided motorway passing from south of the Englands Road roundabout to Sapphire in the north.
Three new tunnels and a service road linking Solitary Islands Way with James Small Drive and the current Pacific Highway are also included in the work.
The work is set to begin in December this year.
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Image: These projects are slated to begin late in 2022 and complete in 2025. Credit: David Mark from Pixabay
