Strabag to expand Södertälje Canal in Sweden

Züblin Scandinavia, a Swedish subsidiary of construction group Strabag, has been awarded the contract by the Swedish Maritime Administration Sjöfartsverket to build a new lock and to enlarge the Södertälje Canal, a part of the Mälaren project, located south of Stockholm in Sweden. The project, with a contract value of US$143 million (€127 million), comprises the construction and installation of a new lock head, lock gates, lock chamber, machine control house, new sheet piling along the canal including a
September 12, 2016 Read time: 1 min
Züblin Scandinavia, a Swedish subsidiary of construction group 3861 Strabag, has been awarded the contract by the Swedish Maritime Administration Sjöfartsverket to build a new lock and to enlarge the Södertälje Canal, a part of the Mälaren project, located south of Stockholm in Sweden.

The project, with a contract value of US$143 million (€127 million), comprises the construction and installation of a new lock head, lock gates, lock chamber, machine control house, new sheet piling along the canal including a ship collision guiding system, head beam, dolphins, support constructions for excavations and walkways. The project starts in September 2016 and is expected to be complete by the end of 2019.

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