Bouygues Construction to Build, Operate Arena at Porte de la Chapelle

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A consortium led by Bouygues Bâtiment Ile-de-France, in association with Bouygues Energies & Services, two subsidiaries of Bouygues Construction, have been awarded a contract with the City of Paris, France for the Porte de la Chapelle Arena project—a sports facility in the new district that will be a key infrastructure for the 2024 Summer Olympics, which will happen in Paris. The facility will include: Large 8,000-seat sports hall, which will host national and international competitions, with Paris Basketball installed as the resident team, along with concerts, shows and conferences Two gymnasiums to be used for community sports, as well as … Read more

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VINCI Launches Upgrade Works at Toulon Hy Airport in France

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VINCI has recently launched work to upgrade the runways and runway lighting system at the Toulon Hy res airport. VINCI Airports began operating the airport in 2015 under a 25-year French government concession awarded by the Direction Générale de l’Aviation Civile and the French Ministry of the Armed Forces. The upgrade works comprise: Renovation of the runways and taxiways Refurbishment of the airport’s runway lighting system Work to bring the airport into compliance with the French water law The work will be carried out by a joint venture bringing together the Eurovia and VINCI Energies companies. The investment, amounting to … Read more

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Hekla Tower La Défense Under Construction

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Hines and AG Real Estate have appointed Bateg (VINCI Construction France) to build the Hekla tower located in Paris, France. The 220-meter-tall skyscraper will boast six underground levels, a 48-story superstructure, a two-story-high entrance hall and a tree-planted roof terrace. This new office tower, with a surface area of approximately 80,000 square meters, forms part of a project to develop the Rose de Cherbourg area in the heart of the La Défense business district, and will benefit from a landscaped park (1.3 hectares) and a planted walkway above the circular highway. Its façade, composed of 14 kilometers of shading elements, … Read more

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