The merger with COWI strengthens JEC’s position as a leader in tunnel engineering in the US, COWI stated. JEC’s Springfield headquarters will become COWI’s North American centre of excellence for tunnel engineering. JEC also joins COWI’s international tunnelling practice, and will join with its Copenhagen-based tunnel engineering team to pursue and execute projects outside of North America, the company added.
"JEC’s capabilities complement our position as a provider of specialist engineering services in the infrastructure sector," said Steve Hunt, president of COWI North America. "Our full suite of services in bridge, tunnel, and marine engineering strengthen our ability to serve our clients on major infrastructure projects around the world."
Prakash Donde, president of JEC, added: "The merger with COWI provides additional foundation to secure access to major infrastructure projects in North America and worldwide. Not only does it provide JEC the opportunity to work closely with other specialist engineers, it also provides increased access to challenging and exciting projects for our staff."