MILAN, March 3, 2021 – Webuild Group in a consortium with Pizzarotti has been selected as the best bidder for a €1.26-billion contract to design and build sections B2 (12.7 kilometres between Lentate sul Seveso and Cesano Maderno) and C (20 kilometres between Cesano Maderno and Milan’s A51 eastern beltway) of the new Pedemontana Lombarda highway. Webuild, along with Astaldi, leads the consortium with a 70% stake.

Commissioned by Autostrada Pedemontana Lombarda S.p.A., the project is scheduled to be completed for the Milan Cortina 2026 Winter Olympic Games.

Webuild returns to work on a strategic mobility project in northern Italy after having completed 47 kilometres of it in 2015, including the first section of the Como-Varese beltway and the link between highways A8 and A9 (between Cassano Magnago and Lomazzo).

The two new sections for the Pedemontana Lombarda highlight a revival of the construction sector along with the supply chain at a time when infrastructure development is destined to have play a crucial role in relaunching Italy’s economy and creating jobs.

With a global track record of 80,291 kilometres of roads and highways, the Group is involved in the construction of a number of road projects in Italy, such as Mega Lot 3 of the Ionian highway for about €980 million, commissioned by the state road agency ANAS as part of a project worth about €1.3 billion. The projects are contributing to the development of sustainable mobility and the reduction of traffic along roads and highways throughout the country. Webuild has about 11,000 employees in Italy, but a combined 70,000 worldwide, working closely with a long supply chain of businesses that represent the best of the construction sector. On the five main projects in Italy, there are about 5,000 small- and medium-sized businesses that work with the Group, applying their expertise to support the revival of employment and the economy, much just what happened during the construction of the Genova San Giorgio Bridge.