by Sawon Banerjee | Feb 15, 2021 | International News
The Government of Vietnam has announced the start of construction of the $16bn Long Thanh International Airport in Dong Nai province, Vietnam.
The airport, which will be located near the economic hub Ho Chi Minh (HCM) City, is designed to reach 4F level and said to become an important international airport in the country.
The Long Thanh airport will comprise a runway, a passenger terminal and auxiliary categories with the capacity to serve 25 million passengers and handle 1.2 million tonnes of cargo a year.
The first phase of the project will see the construction of a 4,000m-long and 75m-wide runway, a taxiway and apron system to ensure the operations of airplanes, and a 123 m-high air traffic control tower.
It is scheduled to be completed and commence operations in 2025.
by Sawon Banerjee | Feb 15, 2021 | International News
The Philippines’ Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) has announced the opening of Urdaneta by-pass road in Pangasinan, Philippines.
The new 7.17 km by-pass road crosses two major road intersections of Urdaneta-Dagupan Road and Urdaneta-Manaoag Provincial Road.
The PHP1.885bn ($39.19m) project includes the construction of six new lanes portland concrete cement pavement along with sidewalk, drainage and slope protection, as well as the installation of solar streetlights.
It also involves the construction of four permanent bridges along the bypass road to reduce travel time between Villasis town proper to Binalonan.
The four bridges include the 90.90 metres Macalong Bridge, 70.90 metres Mitura Bridge 1, 36.76 metres Mitura Bridge 2, and 60.90 metres Camantiles Bridge.
by Sawon Banerjee | Feb 15, 2021 | International News
Seymour Whyte, a subsidiary of Vinci, in a 50:50 joint venture (JV) with John Holland, has secured a contract worth A$1.5bn ($1.09bn) for Sydney Gateway motorway in Australia.
Upon completion, the Sydney Gateway motorway project will provide a high capacity connection from the Sydney Airport and Port Botany to the new WestConnex St Peters Interchange.
The Sydney Gateway project is designed to provide toll-free connections to Sydney Airport’s Domestic and International terminals.
Seymour Whyte managing director and CEO John Kirkwood said: “We are delighted to continue our working relationship with John Holland and the NSW Government, and to be awarded the Sydney Gateway contract to improve connectivity for motorists and active transport users.”
by Sawon Banerjee | Feb 15, 2021 | International News
Kier Highways has secured a maintenance and management contract worth £200m from Transport for London (TfL) for its road tunnels and pumping stations.
Under the terms of the contract, Kier will be in charge of maintaining and managing 10 tunnels and 106 pump stations.
The contract will see the maintenance of tunnels including A102 Blackwall Northbound, A102 Blackwall Southbound, A101 Rotherhithe, A12 Green Man, A12 George Green, A12 Eastway, A3211 Upper Thames Street, A2 Eltham Tunnel, A406 Fore Street, and A40 Hangar Lane.
As part of the new deal, Kier will also be responsible for the management of all of TfL’s tunnels, including its tunnel river crossings, besides maintenance for all its tunnels.
The company said that the work on the contract is scheduled to begin in April this year and will run until 2029, with an option to extend it by another four years.
by Sawon Banerjee | Feb 15, 2021 | International News
Trans4m Rail, a joint venture (JV) between John Holland and SEE Civil, has been awarded a A$693m ($503m) contract by Australian Rail Track Corporation (ARTC) to upgrade a section of Inland Rail in North West New South Wales, Australia.
Inland Rail is divided into 13 individual projects covering 1,700 km from Melbourne to Brisbane through the regional Victoria, New South Wales and Queensland.
Under the contract, Trans4m Rail will be responsible for the upgrade of 171 km of the existing rail line between Narrabri and North Star.
The Narrabri to North Star section of Inland Rail will upgrade 186 km of the existing rail corridor and will include the construction of 2.3 km of new railway track near Moree, New South Wales.
