Astaldi

The decision was made by a state commission in charge of controlling public procurement procedures.

The commission rejected the appeals of Austria's Strabag and of the Italian-Turkish consortium Astaldi-Ictas , after more than two months spent analyzing the complaints, Zagreb-based daily Vecernji List said.

A joint venture between Italian contractor Astaldi and Turkey's IC ?çta?, which is also constructing the third bridge over Istanbul's Bosphorus, has signed a contract to design and build a 140-km stretch of the new Moscow-St. Petersburg toll highway in Russia, in preparation for the 2018 FIFA World Cup.

Italian construction giant Astaldi has announced that it has secured a $5 billion loan for the Gebze-Orhangazi-?zmir highway in Turkey, which includes the world's fourth longest suspension bridge over the ?zmit Bay.

The construction of roads connecting to the third Istanbul bridge has been suspended after excavation workers blocked the roads in protest of subcontractor’s failing to pay their wages.