Skanska has signed a joint venture design-build contract together with JayDee for the new District of Columbia Water and Sewer Authorities Clean River’s First Street Tunnel in Washington, D.C. The total amount of the contract is USD 158 M. Skanska’s share of 60% is worth USD 94 M.
The project features floodwater mitigation in the communities of Bloomingdale and Le Droit in Washington, D.C., with design and construction of tunnels and shafts. The project starts in October 2013 and is expected to be completed in the second quarter 2016.