SNC-Lavalin has been awarded a contract in Bahrain to design and supervise the relocation of underground power transmission and distribution lines and the construction of numerous 11kV substations.
The project will support the Ministry of Works upgrades of the Sheikh Jaber bin Ahmed Al Subah Avenue, Sitra Causeway, Al Estiglal Highway, King Hamad Highway and other minor roads and avenues within the limits of the Roads Contract.
SNC-Lavalin will design and supervise the diversions of several 220kV and 66kV power cables circuits, including pilot and fibre optic telecommunication and telecontrol cabling.
The work began in January 2016 and is scheduled to be completed by December 2017, the Canadian firm said in a statement adding that it had been awarded similar work in Bahrain in 2012.