A team of three European contractors has nabbed a $1.6-billion deal to design, build, and commission a controversial tunnel close to the prehistoric Stonehenge circle of monoliths in west England. Non-U.K. bidders also dominate three teams shortlisted for Britain's other major highway tunnel under the River Thames east of London.
The MORE joint venture winning the Stonehenge project includes Italy's Webuild S.p.A., Spain's FCC Construcción S.A. and Austria’s BeMo Tunnelling GmbH. A consortium of locally based SNC-Lavalin Inc. unit Atkins and Jacobs Ltd., with Spain’s SENER Grupo de Ingenieria SA. will design the work for the construction joint venture.