The Texas Department of Transportation (USA) and ACS have reached an amicable settlement to close years of confrontation in the courts over the construction of the Harbour Bridge over the port of Corpus Christi (Texas), the largest in the USA in terms of tons handled. According to local authorities, the consortium formed by Dragados and Flatiron will be compensated with $380 million (about €380 million) for cost overruns incurred on…

Intermoney| The company, through its US subsidiary Turner, has been awarded the contract for the expansion of a hospital in the city of Rochester, located in the state of New York, according to Cinco Días newspaper. This initiative has a planned investment of €600 million. The ACS firm will undertake the hospital refurbishment works in consortium with Pike Construction Services; Ballinger is in charge of the design work and Hammes…

Intermoney| ACS, through Dragados, in alliance with the Ledcor group, has won the initial works to extend services on the Ontario commuter line (Go Line). The contractors will work on the nearly 20-kilometre Lakeshore East line in the town of Bowmanville. The work includes seven new bridges and grade crossing improvements. Ontario has committed C$730 (about €500 million) to this rail extension. The investment in the Go Line amounts to…