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Projects that have showcased our work around the world 
  • Alma Aluminum Smelter

    With a capacity of more than 400,000 tons per year, Alma is one of the world's largest aluminum smelters.

  • Ankara-Gerede Highway

    Turkey’s Ankara-Gerede highway, built at a cost of $1.6 billion, is one of the largest road projects in history.

  • Athens Metro

    The 10-year project to modernize and expand Athens' subway system was one of the most ambitious public works endeavors ever undertaken in Greece

  • Bay Area Rapid Transit System

    San Francisco’s Bay Area Rapid Transit (BART) system set a new standard for commuter rail systems.

  • Boston Central Artery/Tunnel

    Boston's "Big Dig" is the largest and most complex urban transportation project ever undertaken in the United States.

  • Channel Tunnel

    The "Chunnel," connecting England and France beneath the English Channel, is a one-of-a-kind megaproject.

  • Collahuasi Copper Concentrator and Expansion

    High in the mountains of Chile, Bechtel showcased its skill at handling huge projects in places too remote for most engineering and construction companies.

  • CSPC Nanhai Petrochemical Complex

    The massive CSPC Nanhai Petrochemical project is largest Sino-foreign investment in China to date.

  • Darwin LNG

    A new liquefied natural gas processing facility on Australia's northern coast has turned Darwin into an energy center.

  • Equatorial Guinea LNG

    A liquefied natural gas processing facility on Bioko Island is helping meet the surging demand for energy.

  • Fjarðaál Aluminum Smelter

    At Bechtel’s first-ever project in Iceland, innovative planning helped overcome the challenges of strong winds and long winter nights.

  • High Speed 1

    The UK's first high-speed rail line dramatically cut travel time between London and Paris.

  • Hong Kong International Airport

    Delivered by an integrated Bechtel-government team, the Hong Kong International Airport today is a key transportation hub for Asia.

  • Hoover Dam

    Hoover Dam represented the greatest challenge of Bechtel’s history in the early 1930s. It is the largest civil engineering project in the history of the United States.

  • Hurricane Relief

    In the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina, Bechtel provided temporary housing for nearly 100,000 people who lost their homes in the huge storm.

  • Iraq Infrastructure Reconstruction Program

    Working for the U.S. government, Bechtel helped reconstruct and rehabilitate infrastructure in Iraq following the conflict of 2003.

  • James Bay Hydro Complex

    Appropriately named La Grande, the James Bay hydroelectric project in Quebec harnessed the power of three river basins.

  • Kuwait Reconstruction

    Following the Gulf War in 1991, Bechtel orchestrated the massive effort to put out the 650 wellhead fires in Kuwait, stop the gushing flow of oil, and help resurrect the oil fields.

  • Olympic Games

    Bechtel has provided management and other services to Olympic organizing committees for six Olympics.

  • Sohar Aluminum Smelter

    A smelter in Oman features the world’s largest, most technically advanced potline.

  • Tacoma Narrows Bridge

    The longest suspension bridge built in the United States in 40 years has opened near Seattle, Washington.

  • Featured Project

High Speed 1

 

High Speed 1 is the first high-speed rail project in the UK and Britain's first new railway in a century. Its 109 kilometers of track connect London with the Channel Tunnel, enabling Eurostar trains to whisk passengers between London and Paris (or Brussels) at speeds up to 300 kilometers per hour.