International News

CANADA
PCL Construction Wins River Bridge Contract

Canada-based PCL Construction has secured a contract worth C$48m ($37.6m) to construct a new South Bow Bridge over the Bow River on southeast Stoney Trail in Calgary, Alberta. As part of the project, the existing westbound bridge will be widened to include a fourth...

SENEGAL
Vinci Consortium Wins €388m Contract

A consortium led by Vinci Construction has secured a contract worth €388m from the Gambia River Basin Development Organisation to construct the Sambangalou dam in Senegal. The consortium includes Vinci Construction’s subsidiaries VINCI Construction Grands Projects and...

CZECH
REPUBLIC VINCI, Meridiam Consortium Wins Motorway Contract

A consortium of VINCI and Meridiam has secured a public-private partnership (PPP) contract to build the D4 motorway linking Příbram (Central Bohemia) to Písek (South Bohemia). The Czech Republic’s Ministry of Transport has awarded the CZK16.5bn ($754m) contract to the...

FRANCE
Alstom Wins €713m Metro Contract

French rolling stock manufacturer Alstom has secured a contract to design, build and maintain the transportation system for Toulouse Metropole’s third metro line in France. The contract worth more than €470m is for the third metro line of Toulouse Metropole and new 27...

NORWAY
Skanska Wins $339m Highway Contract

Swedish construction firm Skanska has a contract worth approximately NOK3bn ($339m) from the Norwegian Public Roads Administration for the construction of a highway in Norway. Under the terms of the contract, the company will be responsible for the construction of a...

USA
Granite Wins $101m Highway Contract

US-based Granite Construction has won a $101m contract for the construction of Segment 4C (Summerland) of the Highway 101 Santa Barbara to Carpinteria project in Southern California. The contract has been awarded by the California Department of Transportation...

AUSTRALIA
MEJV To Deliver $162m Freeway Extension

The state government of Western Australia has awarded a contract to the Mitchell Extension Joint Venture (MEJV) to deliver the A$215m ($162m) Mitchell Freeway extension in Western Australia (WA). MEJV is a consortium of BMD Construction and a building and civil...

UGANDA
Bumbobi-Lwakhakha Road Commissioned

The government of Uganda has commissioned Bumbobi-Lwakhakha road, which was recently upgraded from gravel/earth road to bitumen standard roads. The road has a width of 10 m. This includes a 7 m carriageway that features two lanes each of which is 3.5 m wide. The road...