Webuild wins €800 million contract for undersea tunnel

Genoa breakwater from Webuild

Just days after reaching another major milestone on Genoa’s new offshore breakwater, Italian construction group Webuild has secured an €803 million contract to build the most technically demanding section of the city’s long-awaited undersea road tunnel.

“From a technical standpoint, the project presents major challenges: construction below the seabed, tunnelling through complex geological conditions, and operating inside a busy urban and port environment,” says Webuild.

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