Signature Projects

• Alma Aluminum Smelter

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

• 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 highway modernization was the largest and most complex urban transportation project ever undertaken in the United States.

• Browns Ferry Restart

  Bechtel engineering helped restart Browns Ferry Unit 1 in Athens, Alabama, the first nuclear reactor to come into service since 1996.

• Channel Tunnel

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

• CSPC Nanhai Petrochemical Complex

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

• 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 Katrina 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.

• Jamnagar Refinery

  After building a refinery in northwestern India, Bechtel returned to help expand it.

• 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.

• 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.

• West Coast Route Modernization

  A sweeping modernization project has brought high-speed tilting trains to the UK's storied rail line.