Chepstow-based Mabey Bridge Ltd, a global leader in bridging and steel manufacture for infrastructure and renewable energy, has won a £2.6m contract to supply steel bridging to Qatar to support the country’s Local Roads & Drainage Programme.

The deal will see the company designing, fabricating and delivering four Atlas Steel Deck Modular Bridges to facilitate a major highways extension.

Qatar's Public Works Authority ‘Ashghal’ has signed new contracts worth a combined $2.8bn as part of its Local Roads & Drainage Programme which will see 200 projects delivered in the next five to seven years.

The programme supports the Qatar National Vision 2030 which, through a range of projects valued at more than QR 100 billion, will see Qatar transformed.

Chris Droogan, CEO of Mabey Bridge, said: “This is a very important contract as Mabey Bridge builds on its already excellent international reputation and pushes into new and important territories.

"The company is already well established on the global marketplace and we sell our highly successful modular bridging range into more than 140 countries. This contract will further illustrate our international capabilities. Qatar is a country working towards an extremely exciting vision for its future, and we are pleased to be a part of delivering that vision.”

Ghazi Joueidi, general sales manager of Mabey Bridge in the Middle East, said: “The terrain and environment in Qatar is very harsh and the construction challenges considerable. The country needs infrastructure that is tried and tested and capable of delivering a robust solution during a period of dramatic change.

“Mabey Bridge’s range of modular bridges is highly successful around the world and has proven itself in the most demanding situations – from emergency bridging following natural disasters and conflict, to essential urban traffic improvement schemes in some of the world’s busiest cities. The Atlas Bridging System will provide the capacity to support the important development work within Qatar.”

The Mabey Bridge contract is with Qatar Building Company and the steel bridges will be used on the construction of Highway 55, Temporary Truck Route Section A&B. The project will provide a temporary truck route to divert heavy vehicles out and around urban areas, creating a direct link between the Mesaieed, Industrial City and the planned city of Lusail. Work on the Highway started in November 2013 and is expected to be completed third quarter of 2014.