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Qatar awards $2.1bn highway project

25 Aug 16 Qatar’s Ministry of Municipality & Environment has signed an agreement with Turkish contractor Tekfen Construction to build a US$2.1bn (£1.6bn) stretch of the Al Khor Expressway project.

The 36-month project involves the construction of 34km of 10-lane highway with junctions, viaducts, overpasses and underpasses.

Turkish Transport, Maritime & Communications minister Ahmet Arslan said that the Turkish contractors have undertaken some US$15bn of projects in Qatar. Turkey aims to sign a free trade agreement with the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC), he added.

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