Technical support for Algerian East-West Expressway construction

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June 28, 2007
East Nippon Expressway Co., Ltd.

NEXCO EAST (Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo, Chairman: Shigejiro Yagi) has recently provided technical support to companies that utilize the technology and know-how accumulated through the Expressway business for Algeria East-West Expressway construction work. Will be the first initiative after privatization.

1 Overview

"Algeria East-West Expressway construction", the Algerian Ministry of Public Works Expressway to order the Authority (ANA), of about 1,200km across the country from east to west Expressway is a construction project of.

The construction section is ordered in 3 sections, of which technical assistance is provided for the construction work of about 400 km in the East Section, which was contracted by a Japanese consortium. This construction zone is one of the largest projects in the history of a social infrastructure development project that a Japanese company has received an order overseas.

2 Joint venture name

Algeria East-West Expressway Construction Work Consortium [COJAAL]
[A joint venture of Kashima Construction Co., Ltd., Taisei Construction Co., Ltd., Nishimatsu Construction Co., Ltd., Maagumi Co., Ltd., and ITOCHU Corporation]

3 Contents of technical support provided by our company

    1. Comprehensive technical support for Expressway
    2. Technical support for tunnel equipment (ventilation, disaster prevention equipment, etc.)

    4 Support methods

    We plan to dispatch two specialist engineers to the site.

    [Construction outline]

    Business personAlgeria Ministry of Public Works Expressway corporation
    Funding sourceAlgerian government self-financing
    Construction costAbout 540 billion yen (tax included)
    Construction periodOctober 2006-February 2010 (about 40 months)
    BuilderKashima, Taisei, Nishimatsu, Hazama, ITOCHU joint venture
    Construction content
    section:
    Tunisia Border to Borjiv Alerisi (399km)
    road:
    Three lanes up and down six-lane Expressway
    Structure:
    Tunnels, bridges, crossing structures
    Earthwork:
    Cut volume: approx. 20 million m 3 The embankment volume is about 27 million m 3

    【Location map】

    Image of east-west Expressway location map

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