Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has announced that US$11.8 billion is to be invested in Canada’s public infrastructure over the next eight years, in order to “rebuild a more sustainable and resilient economy”.
The investment will increase the country’s use of cleaner electric power, zero-emission vehicles and related infrastructure, in order to reduce pollution and help fight climate change.
It includes the provision of a dedicated planning fund to speed up major projects and support the expansion of the country’s urban transport systems.
The Canadian Government said this would help people in remote and rural locations access essential services and that it would work with Indigenous communities to “create transit solutions that meet their needs”.
This would be the largest public infrastructure investment in Canadian history.
Spanish utility company Iberdrola lays out its proposal for world’s largest floating offshore project.
The company has submitted its proposal for the 300MW project, to be located off the Spanish coast, to the European Union’s Next Generation programme.
If the project is approved, Iberdrola will begin studies for design and engineering work this year, for an array more than three times larger than any other in the floating offshore category.
The wind farm is being seen by Iberdrola as the first element of a larger wind energy strategy, which could involve the development of up to 2GW of floating offshore wind projects, to be located off the coasts of Galicia, Andalusia and the Canary Islands.
The company says the project could lead to the creation of some 2,800 jobs per year, between now and its estimated completion in 2026.
L&T Construction’s Transportation Infrastructure business has won a contract order, valued in the range of $185m -$462.9, from Metro Express Limited (MEL) to extend the mainline corridor of the Mauritius Metro by 3.4km.
The 3.4km extension of the mainline corridor of the Mauritius Metro will link the highly populated areas of Ebene Cyber City and the University of Mauritius and is expected to boost the development of the island nation Under this contract, L&T Construction will build a completely integrated light rail-based Urban Transit System from Rose Hill Interchange towards Ebene reaching Reduit near the University of Mauritius.
L&T will be responsible for procurement, fabrication, assembly, painting and transportation of 28 bridges to several locations that will cross over rivers, roads, railway lines and other structures.
The Government of Western Australia has selected Greater Connect consortium to deliver the A$386.5m ($294.1m) Great Eastern Highway Bypass Interchanges project.
The Greater Connect consortium includes Construction Company Laing O’Rourke, engineering firm AECOM, and Arcadis. The project forms part of a package of projects, which includes local roads and bridges in the cities of Swan and Kalamunda, along with the extension of Lloyd Street to the north and the duplication of Abernethy Road to the south.
“This project is receiving $247.25 million of funding from the Morrison Government, part of our $110 billion, ten year infrastructure pipeline.
Subject to environmental and statutory approvals, the early works on the project are likely to begin in the middle of this year with completion expected by mid-2024.
L&T Construction has secured a significant order in the Nuclear sector from Nuclear Power Corporation of India Limited (NPCIL) for its Heavy Civil Infrastructure business in India to construct the Main Plant Civil Works of the Kudankulam 5&6 units (KKNPP 5&6 – 2X1000 MWe).
The Kudankulam Nuclear Power Plant is India’s first Light Water Reactor (LWR) of 6 units with a generation capacity of 1000 MWe each.
The scope of work includes construction of the Reactor Building, Reactor Auxiliary Building, Turbine Building, Diesel Generator Building and other Safety Related Structures in a duration of 64 Months.
