Louis Berger bags highway contract in Kerala

In order to fasttrack construction work on the Thalapady-Chengala section of NH-17 (New NH-66) in Kerala, the NHAI has awarded a contract to Louis Berger, a WSP company, and a global professional services corporation. The contract includes preparation of a detailed design of the project for the 6-laning of the Thalapady to Chengala section of NH-17 (New NH-66) in Kasaragod, Kerala. ULCCSL was awarded the project on Hybrid Annuity Mode (HAM) by NHAI, which sub-contracted the work to Louis Berger International (LBI) to develop the detailed design for the project including geotechnical investigations, traffic survey, soil and material testing, highway design, structures design, storm water drainage design, and construction stage design support. The project will include design of the main highway of 39km with service roads on both sides, 4 major bridges, 4 minor bridges, 1 flyover, 10 vehicular underpasses & light vehicular underpass, 3 foot over bridges and 81 culverts, Senior VP and MD, LBI-Asia, Kshitish Nadgauda, said that they are committed to participating with all stakeholders in advancing infrastructure development in Kerala with the support of its highly qualified and experienced group of professionals.