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60-457: The M11 , a new toll motorway, was proposed to go through the forest. The roadway would connect Moscow and Saint Petersburg . The proposed road attracted local and international opposition due to deforestation and other environmental issues . The forest's fauna includes foxes, elk, wild boars and a number of species of insects and plants considered endangered. Logging in the forest started on 14 July 2010, and activists immediately clashed with

120-560: A concert, Bono and Shevchuk sang a Bob Dylan tune ( Knockin' on Heaven's Door ) in front of 60,000 people. Bono said in an interview that he regretted not raising the issue in his own meeting with the president. Various protesters and journalists have been attacked and intimidated by both the police and unknown assailants. Three journalists - Anatoliy Adamchuk from Zhukovskiye Vesti , Mikhail Beketov from Khimkinskaya Pravda and Oleg Kashin from Kommersant - have been beaten up in what are thought to be attacks linked to their coverage of

180-476: A consortium Ardian Infrastructure and Crédit Agricole Assurances; Vinci Park then became Indigo. In June 2016, Vinci sold the remaining 25.4% ex-Vinci Park shares to the consortium Ardian Infrastructure and Crédit Agricole Assurances. During May 2015, Vinci and Orix were jointly awarded a 45-year contract to operate Itami Airport and Kansai International Airport in Osaka Prefecture , Japan, under

240-547: A deal valued at around $ 18 billion. In March 2017, the company won the concession to operate the international airport at Salvador, Bahia for 30 years. During October 2017, the Australian construction contractor Seymour Whyte was purchased by Vinci. In November 2017, the company invested in Sweden to acquire Eitech and Infratek, specialists in electrical works and engineering. Between 2017 and 2020, Vinci, as part of

300-626: A joint venture with Balfour Beatty and Systra , was awarded multiple contracts to work on Britain's High Speed 2 project. In May 2019, Vinci acquired a 50.01% stake in Gatwick Airport ; at the time of the transaction, the company pledged to invest £1.1 billion into passenger improvements at the airport by 2023. Throughout 2020, the company's activities were heavily influenced by the COVID-19 pandemic ; strict guidelines were implemented at its workplaces amongst other consequences. In

360-530: A longer delay for the change of the routing. The Movement to Defend Khimki Forest together with the Bankwatch CEE and through the UN Global Compact has written several letters to the executive board of Vinci , indicating environmental damage to the forest and human rights abuses, connected with the project. Vinci was asked to start discussion about changing the route and to intervene with

420-479: A period of 30 years. The competition for the concession agreement would occur from 2012 to 2013 in the autumn season while the planned construction period is 2014–2016. On 18 November 2014, Two Capitals Highway LLC was declared the winner of the competition and the company signed the concession agreement on the financing, construction and operation of the road at the 543–646 km and the 646–684 km sections with state highway company Avtodor. In November 2014,

480-729: A portion of the troubled contractor Haymills. One month later, it acquired the French engineering firm Cegelec from the Qatar Investment Authority in exchange for €1.18 billion ($ 1.69 billion). During February 2010, it bought the European aggregates businesses of Tarmac from Anglo American in exchange for £250 million. It also purchased Meteor Parking from the Go-Ahead Group in September 2010. During

540-504: A replacement for the existing Moscow – Saint Petersburg M10 highway was conducted over a long period of time, with the original concept being included in the general plan of Moscow Federal City and the Moscow Oblast in the early 1970s. The load of the federal highway M10 now exceeds at least three times the maximum. With a standard throughput of 40,000 cars per day to date, the traffic intensity reaches 130,000–170,000 cars. As

600-462: A result of exceeding the maximum permissible load, the average speed along the M10 highway at the entrance to Moscow is 10 km/h (6 mph), falling at a peak time of up to 5–7 km/h (3–4 mph). The accident rate on the M10 track exceeds almost three times the national average. The level of air pollution in the territory around the highway exceeds 3 to 5 times the norm. The decision to build

660-509: Is a category 1A highway, defined as a motorway , which has two to five lanes on each side and a calculated speed limit of around 150 km/h. The M11 is one of the most recent federal highways. Construction began in 2010. It was planned that the highway would be opened in 2018, before the start of Russia FIFA World Cup . The M11 was completed and opened in November 2019. With the M1, St. Petersburg

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720-453: Is as follows: Source: VINCI Vinci Airports in France: outside France: in France: outside France: in France: outside France: Source: VINCI Annual report 2016 As of 2013, the turnover was split as follows: Net sales break down geographically as follows: France (58.9%), Europe (25.4%), North America (3.9%), Africa (3.5%) and other (8.3%). In 2020, Vinci UK turnover

780-794: Is in Nanterre , in the western suburbs of Paris . Vinci is listed on Euronext 's Paris stock exchange and is a member of the Euro Stoxx 50 index. The company was founded by Alexandre Giros and Louis Loucheur as Société Générale d'Entreprises S.A. (SGE) in 1899. SGE was owned by Compagnie générale d'électricité (CGE), now Alcatel , from 1966 until 1981, when Saint-Gobain acquired a majority stake. Companies acquired by SGE include Sogea (a civil engineering firm founded in 1878), bought in 1986, Campenon Bernard (a civil engineering and development firm founded in 1920), bought in 1988, and Norwest Holst (a British civil engineering firm founded in 1969 by

840-472: Is that the state had struggled to pay its workers, leading to protests and strikes from different contractors. In February 2017, problems started to arise with the Turkish company "IC Ictas Insaat – Astaldi" (ICA), the general contractor of the 543 km–684 km section of the motorway, which was accused of unauthorized occupation of forest plots. Work of the highway almost stopped, threatening to delay

900-558: Is the second city in Russia after Ufa that has a connection to Moscow with two federal highways . The M11's total length is 684 kilometres (425 mi). The cost of the project is ₽ 152.8 billion, of which ₽15.96 billion are invested by the contractor. As of May 2021 all sections of the highway (except Tver northern bypass) were open to traffic. The plans for and construction of the motorway has been met with strong protest from environmentalist groups and nearby residents, mainly due to

960-642: The 2018 FIFA World Cup . In 2010, problems with the construction of the road through the Khimki Forest arose due to protests from public organizations (the largest of which was the Movement for the Protection of the Khimki Forest), who disagreed with deforestation under the future track. By the end of July, the protesters managed to achieve the termination of work, but later the commission of

1020-675: The Federal Road Agency , in the presence of the Minister of Transport , Igor Levitin . On 26 April 2010, Vnesheconombank and Sberbank signed an agreement to grant the "NWCC" a ₽29.2 billion credit with the order to build the first section of the motorway. On 26 August 2010, President Dmitry Medvedev suspended the construction due to the protests by environment activists against the motorway route through Khimki Forest . According to his decision, additional public and expert discussions are to be carried out. In December 2010,

1080-488: The Moscow – Solnechnogorsk section from 15 to 58 km (9.3 to 36.0 mi) originally planned that the average weighted toll fare for the main section of the road would be ₽3.62/km (₽5.83/mi), excluding VAT at 2007 prices. The tariff varies depending on the vehicle category, time of day, frequency of use of the route, etc. The average fare on the tollway approximately ₽2–₽2.5 per kilometer (₽3.2–₽4.0/mi). Passage through

1140-534: The М11 Neva , is a Russian federal highway in the European part of Russia, running parallel to the M10 highway , serving from the federal cities of Moscow to St. Petersburg . The M11 goes through Moscow , Tver , Novgorod , and Leningrad Oblasts , running pass the cities of Khimki , Zelenograd , Solnechnogorsk , Klin , Tver , Vyshny Volochyok , Valday , Veliky Novgorod , Chudovo , and Tosno . The M11

1200-669: The British-based business Norwest Holst was renamed Vinci plc. The company went on to acquire Autoroutes du Sud de la France (the Southern Freeways Company) in 2006, and Bachy-Soletanche, the world's second-largest geotechnical specialist contractor (after Bauer) in February 2007. It also bought the UK operations of Taylor Woodrow Construction for £74m in September 2008. During August 2009, Vinci acquired

1260-685: The Businovskaya Interchange with the Moscow Ring Road was renovated to create a starting point for the M11 motorway. The interchange was put into operation despite not being completed on 23 December 2014, together with the M11's starting point. It was until June 2015 that the reconstruction of the junction would be completed. Today, the Businovskaya Interchange is the only five-level junction in Russia, with

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1320-718: The Government of the Russian Federation, chaired by Deputy Prime Minister Sergei Ivanov , whose meeting was held in December 2010, decided to approve the original route through the Khimki forest. "The initial version of the Moscow-St. Petersburg route through the Khimki forest is absolutely justified and legitimate," Ivanov said. Members of the commission called this decision weighted and compromise. This decision

1380-525: The ICA owes its subcontractors more than ₽ 5 billion. Part of the route passing through the Tver region, with a bridge over Shosha (97–149 km) due to the conflict with contractors will be ready no earlier than 2019–2020. The construction of the route bypassing Tver is going to start after 2020. In August 2017, Minister of Transport Maksim Sokolov reported to the president that the route will not be ready for

1440-463: The Moscow–St. Petersburg motorway. Modern communication is provided using the latest advances in information technology, evacuation services, emergency communication points. Separation barriers and lighting installed for the entire main sections of the motorway. In order to reduce noise pollution , the project also implements the construction of noise barriers along the route. The concessionaires of

1500-600: The Russian authorities, but it refused to cooperate, claiming that it had no power to change the route, chosen by the Russian authorities, and denying any connection between the violence and the project. 55°56′6″N 37°26′48″E  /  55.93500°N 37.44667°E  / 55.93500; 37.44667 Moscow%E2%80%93Saint Petersburg motorway The Moscow–Saint Petersburg motorway (Russian: Автомагистраль Москва — Санкт-Петербург , romanized : Avtomagistral' Moskva-Sankt-Peterburg ), designated as

1560-613: The Russian government decided to start the construction through Khimki Forest . Speaking in Saint Petersburg , Deputy Prime Minister Sergei Ivanov stated that new saplings would be planted on a territory of 500 hectares (1,200 acres) to compensate for the deforesting of about 100 hectares (250 acres) of the Khimki Forest. On 29 September 2011, the construction of the Moscow – Solnechnogorsk section from 15 to 58 km (9.3 to 36.0 mi) began. In January 2012,

1620-518: The State Company "Russian Highways" ("Avtodor"), stated that the price of travel on the road can be about ₽1100–₽1200 in the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum . On January 25, 2016, Russian President Vladimir Putin criticized the fare that was set on Moscow–Solnechnogorsk section stating that nobody would use the motorway when the tolls are inflated to high prices. The development of

1680-467: The UK, Vinci was involved in the construction of several specialist hospitals. During October 2020, Vinci issued a €5.2 billion ($ 6.08 billion) offer to the Spanish construction conglomerate ACS Group to acquire its ACS Industrial division; this transaction was completed during the following year. Additional arrangements between the two companies led to the creation of a joint venture focused on

1740-471: The Vyshny Volochyok bypass section (258–334 km) became the first section of the motorway to be completed. The section's toll in the daytime is ₽240 and its commencement will start at September 21, 2015. On 23 December 2014, the Moscow – Solnechnogorsk section (15 km to 58 km) was completed and opened. The section was tolled on 23 November 2015. The toll from Moscow to Sheremetyevo

1800-585: The assailants left a graffiti with the text "Save the Russian Forest." On 22 August, 2,000 activists attended a concert that was held to protest the construction. On 22 August, two opposition leaders and a human rights activist who were participating in rallies marking the National Flag Day of Russia were detained. They claimed that they were detained "to prevent the action in defense of the Khimki Forest." Russia's Supreme Court has ruled that

1860-452: The beginning of 2017, Riga -based Russian-language media network Meduza predicted that the M11 would be only half ready for the 2018 FIFA World Cup due to numerous delays. The outlet stated that only a quarter of the route from St. Petersburg to Myasnoy Bor (near Veliky Novgorod ) would be completed. One reason why is that many of the Russian contractors were on the verge of bankruptcy and therefore abandoned construction. Another reason

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1920-478: The completion of the motorway before the 2018 FIFA World Cup even further. The ICA participated in the construction of the Western Rapid Diameter of St. Petersburg and did not pay money to some contractors. Therefore, it became a problematic partner during construction resulting in arbitration proceedings occurring underway. Now the same thing has happened with the construction of the motorway, and

1980-589: The construction of the highway is not illegal. The activists' Khimki Forest Defense movement has filed a suit with the European Court of Human Rights in Strasbourg . In August, the country's largest political party, United Russia asked the President to stop the construction. Reuters analysts speculated the move was an attempt by the party to "pre-empt wider protest actions" which could have lowered

2040-508: The construction of the route through the territory of Zavidovo, several street actions were organized. As a result, it was announced that the site of the specially protected natural area, through which the motorway is to pass, will be cut, and instead of it, Zavidovo will receive the territories in another place. Vinci (construction) Vinci (corporately styled VINCI ) is a French concessions and construction company founded in 1899 as Société Générale d'Entreprises. Its head office

2100-532: The construction workers. The activists included local people and a group called "Ecological Defense of the Moscow Region", along with Greenpeace Russia , and the "Left Front" civil movement. On 15 July 2010, environmentalists started to maintain a vigil to prevent the trees from being cut down. On July 28, 2010, dozens of anarchists and antifascists stormed government offices in Khimki . Windows were broken and

2160-466: The early 2010s, the company was awarded multiple contracts to construct portions of London's Crossrail project. In 2012, Vinci signed a deal to buy ANA Aeroportos de Portugal in exchange for €3,080 million. During December 2013, Vinci was awarded a contract worth €440 million to build an express-lane highway system in Atlanta , Georgia . During 2014, Vinci sold 75% of the shares of Vinci Park to

2220-416: The expulsion of villagers and farmers who were struggling to protect their environment who were receiving support at both a national and international level. Vinci's Norwest Holst and Taylor Woodrow were revealed as subscribers to the UK's Consulting Association , exposed in 2009 for operating an illegal construction industry blacklist . Vinci was later one of eight businesses involved in the 2014 launch of

2280-430: The fact that the motorway would go through the Khimki Forest . The M11 is parallel to the M10 highway . It starts in Moscow , running via Moscow Oblast (90 km or 56 mi), Tver Oblast (253 km or 157 mi), Novgorod Oblast (233 km or 145 mi), Leningrad Oblast (75 km or 47 mi) to its destination in Saint Petersburg . The project provides the following main characteristics of

2340-517: The high popularity enjoyed by the Kremlin and the party. In late August, rock star Bono of the group U2 , while his band was on tour in Russia, took a high-profile stand against the highway construction. Asking Russian rock star Yuri Shevchuk , an outspoken critic of the highway's planned route, who had made headlines confronting Vladimir Putin in a face-to-face meeting in May, to join him on stage at

2400-457: The highway under construction: The project received the necessary permits and approvals, including a positive response from the state environment review at the stage of investment basis and the FAU "Glavgos Expertiza of Russia" at the stage of approval of the engineering project. Public hearings were held in May 2005. A centralized automated traffic management system installed at the head section of

2460-466: The highway was taken by the Ministry of Transport , and the initiative came from Russian President Vladimir Putin . In January 2006, citizens were given an investment study of the construction of the Moscow – Solnechnogorsk section from 15 to 58 km (9.3 to 36.0 mi). In February 2008, a concessionaire was chosen from a list of private companies for the construction of the first section. Of

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2520-501: The maximum height of the highest level being 35 metres (115 ft) above ground level. In the spring of 2012, preparations were being made the construction of the 58 to 97 km section. In June 2012, Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev signed a decree ordering the end of the concession agreement for the 646–684 km portion of the motorway in Leningrad Oblast near St. Petersburg . The contract will be expired for

2580-400: The merger of Holst & Co, established in 1918, and Norwest Construction, established in 1923), bought in 1991. In 1988, SGE was acquired by Compagnie générale des eaux , which was later renamed Vivendi . In 2000, the company changed its name to Vinci. During 2001, Vinci acquired Groupe GTM, which was a combination of Dumez (founded in 1880) and GTM (founded in 1891). One year later,

2640-616: The motorway interchange with the A-120 highway in Tosno. In November 2019, the press service of Rostekhnadzor's Northwest Department announced that construction of the motorway on sections done by Two Capitals Highway LLC is completed with the completion of the Tosno–Saint Petersburg (646 km to 684 km) section. The last section of the highway was completed on 16th July, 2024 and inaugurated by President Vladimir Putin . In

2700-567: The north of the capital. When he presented his idea to Mayor of Moscow Yuri Luzhkov , the mayor supported it. Aleksey Knizhnikov of the World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF) believes that if the logging was stopped right now, the forest would recover in a decade. The French multinational Vinci jointly with some individuals from Lebanon and Syria owns 50% of the North-West Concession Company, the concessionaire of

2760-500: The passage of the road at the borders of Zavidovo . In 2007, Presidential Decree No. 654 of the Zavidovo border was extended eastward to the Moscow-St. Petersburg railway, which resulted in the planned toll road in the national park. At the same time, it was noted that in fact, this presidential decree did not come into force, since the Russian government has not yet signed a relevant resolution. A number of public organizations opposed

2820-623: The project, with journalists and activists arrested and assaulted. Vinci attracted protests in relation to its project to build an airport in Notre-Dame-des-Landes near Nantes , expected to become the third largest airport in France and being built on a site of 2,000 hectares of woodland and marsh with an acknowledged social and ecological value. This project was financed through a public-private partnership with profits going to Vinci. In November 2012, protests took place to prevent

2880-545: The project. Soon after the President of Russia Mr. Medvedev put a halt on construction under pressure of the civil protests in August, 2010, Mr. Emanuel Quidet of the French Chamber of Commerce in Russia intervened, asking Mr. Medvedev to resume works as soon as possible. During the discussion, representatives of Vinci threatened Russian Government with 4 billion rubles (about 100 million euro) of compensations in case of

2940-427: The project." As part of the preparation for the construction and operation of the main section of the road, a set of environmental measures totalling 4 billion rubles was developed. In November 2011, the cabinet announced the allocation of 12 billion rubles for compensation measures for the reproduction of forest sites cut down during the construction of the high-speed highway. Conflict situation has developed around

3000-424: The protests. On 26 August 2010, President Dmitry Medvedev ordered the construction of the highway to be halted, and asked for a period of further discussion. One of the activists who had fought to protect the forest hailed the President's decision as "victory" for the activists. City district prefect and former environmental official Oleg Mitvol has stated that the motorway could be built through another area in

3060-538: The renewable energy sector. On 7 April 2021, Vinci was awarded a 30-year concession to operate the following Brazilian airports: Manaus-Brig. Eduardo Gomes International Airport , Tabatinga International Airport , Tefé Airport , Rio Branco International Airport , Cruzeiro do Sul International Airport , Porto Velho-Gov. Jorge Teixeira de Oliveira International Airport , and Boa Vista International Airport . In October 2024, Vinci agreed terms to purchase FM Conway . The breakdown of shareholders at 31 December 2019

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3120-419: The site at the entrance to St. Petersburg of 37 kilometres (23 mi) length will cost ₽2.2/km (₽3.5/mi). On the other toll sections of the route (the central part of the road passing through Veliky Novgorod , Tver Oblast and parts of the Moscow Oblast ) the journey will cost about ₽1/km (₽1.6/mi) for the driver of the car. The entire travel would cost around ₽600. In June 2013, Sergey Kelbakh, chairman of

3180-472: The three companies that participated, the Ministry of Transport of Russia chose the North-West Concession Company (NWCC), a coalition that is composed of companies such as Vinci . At that time, the estimated cost of building the entire route was approximately ₽350 billion. On 27 July 2009, the "NWCC" and other leaders signed a concession contract for the Moscow – Solnechnogorsk section of the motorway with

3240-547: The town of Myasnoy Bor, which is less than 35 km away from Veliky Novgorod . On 1 September 2018, the Solnechnogorsk – Klin (58 km to 97 km) section was completed and opened. 3 days later on 4 September, the Russian Ministry of Transport announced that the M11 would be completed and open for traffic in 2019. A connection between the eastern end of the M11 and Dmitrovskoye Highway in Moscow

3300-527: Was completed and opened a day later on 5 September. In July 2019, Avtodor completed and opened traffic on the Klin–Tver (97 km to 149 km) section of the motorway, which would reduce travel time from Tver to Moscow and vice versa, as well as relieve Klin and the surrounding areas of traffic. A few months later, Avtodor completed the Myasnoy Bor– Tosno section (543 km to 646 km), having

3360-652: Was found. In December 2017, Avtodor completed and opened traffic on the 208 km to 258 km section of the motorway, which would bypass the city of Torzhok in Tver Oblast . This section would connect to the Vyshny Volochyok bypass section. In June 2018, the Vyshny Volochyok –Myasnoy Bor (334 km to 543 km) section was completed and opened. Starting at Vyshny Volochyok, the M11 would go through Novgorod Oblast and pass by cities such as Bologoye , Okulovka , and Borovichi and finally end at

3420-471: Was from ₽80 to ₽250, and from Sheremetyevo to Solnechnogorsk will cost from ₽160 to ₽500 rubles, depending on the time of the traffic. On 17 June 2015, construction of the M11 started in the Leningrad and Novgorod Oblasts . As of December 2015, all designed sections of the road are under construction or under preparation for construction, except for the 58 km to 149 km section, where no contractor

3480-543: Was reportedly a 12 year high. Vinci and its predecessor companies have been involved in many notable projects including: Vinci is involved in construction of the first 43 km of the Moscow-Saint Petersburg motorway through the valuable Khimki Forest . This construction has raised many protests in Russia, 75% of the local community – about 208,000 citizens of Khimki – oppose the project. There have also been numerous human rights abuses surrounding

3540-413: Was supported by Russian President Dmitry Medvedev (in summer 2010 he recognized the need to suspend work for a second examination). Aide to the President of the Russian Federation, Arkady Dvorkovich , noted that "after the President made a decision to suspend the construction of the highway and to hold additional consultations, a huge amount of work was done, which made it possible to seriously improve

3600-425: Was £858.5m, with pre-tax profit of £16.2m. However, by 2024, Vinci UK had endured two consecutive years of losses. Vinci Construction UK (comprising Taylor Woodrow Construction , Vinci Building and Vinci Facilities) made a pre-tax loss of £51.4m in 2023 (2022: £43.5m pre-tax loss) on £1.34bn of turnover (2022: £1.24bn). During early 2024, the company announced that its turnover had risen by 12% to €69 billion, which

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