Bechtel Constr Errors Trigger Landslides On Romanian Motorway – Roads Auth

U.S. constructor Bechtel has made several design and execution errors at the Transylvania Motorway, which triggered landslides on a surface of 36 kilometers on the motorway, Romania’s roads authority CNADNR said Thursday.

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Bechtel sidetracked a few times, which hurt the quality of the construction, but the errors can be fixed and there will be no delays, CNADNR said, citing the results of an analysis conducted by consultancy firm EGIS Scetauroute.

CNADNR did not give an estimate figure of the damages, but mentioned Bechtel will cover all repair-related costs.

Works at the Transylvania Motorway, to link central city of Brasov to western Bors, started in 2004, based on a contract worth EUR2.2 billion attributed to Bechtel.

Works halted mid-2005, when authorities started looking into contracts concluded under the previous government. The highway is due for completion in 2013.

By mid-August, Bechtel managed to finalize five kilometers out of the total 25-kilometer segment of motorway that connects the cities of Gilau and Campia Turzii.

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