Skanska has signed a contract with Vestland County to build the new Ytre Steinsund bridge in Solund municipality, Norway. The contract is worth NOK 800M, about SEK 800M, which will be included in the Nordic order bookings for the second quarter 2023.

The contract consists of design and construction of a new bridge with a length of 811 meter. It will be built approximately 50 meters above sea level and have five spans. The new bridge will replace the Daløy-Haldorsneset ferry connection and give the residents of the Island of Ytre Sula a fixed connection to the neighboring island of Sula and the municipality center Hardbakke.

The project will be environmentally certified according to BREEAM Infrastructure for design and construction– level Very Good.

Detailed engineering will start immediately after the contract is signed, and the construction work will begin first quarter of 2024 with an expected completion in the fourth quarter of 2026.