International News

SINGAPORE
Penta-Ocean Wins $697m Contract

Japanese construction firm Penta-Ocean Construction has been awarded a S$932.8m ($697m) civil contract for the construction of the Johor Bahru – Singapore Rapid Transit System (RTS) Link. The contract involves the construction of the RTS Link Woodlands North station,...

PHILLIPINES
Bouygues Subsidiary Begins Work Rail Project

Bouygues Construction’s subsidiary VSL International has launched the first phase construction of North-South Commuter Railway (NSCR) in the Philippines. The rail project was awarded by Taisei Corporation and the D.M. Consunji, Inc (DMCI) group. The contract, worth...

AUSTRALIA
AECOM To Design $1.9bn Road Project

AECOM has been awarded a contract to provide the civil engineering design for Sydney’s A$2.6bn ($1.9bn) Gateway Road Project in Australia. The project will include the construction of a new 5 km, above-ground, toll-free connection from the St Peters interchange, to...

UK
Whiteleys Redevelopment Contract Awarded

Laing O’Rourke, MARK (formerly Meyer Bergman) and CC Land have signed a contract for the redevelopment and restoration of the former Whiteleys centre in London, UK. The signing of the contract will allow the project team led by development manager Finchatton to make...

UK
Stonehenge Tunnel Project Approved

UK Transport Secretary Grant Shapps has granted development consent for £1.7bn A303 Stonehenge road tunnel project. The project will include the construction of an eight-mile dual carriageway, which will ease congestion on the A303 road between Amesbury and Berwick...

UK
Tender For Lower Thames Crossing Tunnel Launched

Highways England has launched its £2bn tunnelling contract for the Lower Thames Crossing in Britain. The firms are being invited to express their interest to construct. The 4.2 km long road tunnel would include 23 km of the new road that will link the M2/A2, A13 and...

ZAMBIA
Kalulushi Smart City Construction Begins

The Kalulushi Smart City Project in Zambia, developed by the Kalulushi Municipal Council in collaboration with Smart City, is moving closer to the construction phase. Recently bids were invited from qualified and credible contractors to undertake the construction...

NEPAL
Doosan To Build Hydropower Plant

Doosan Heavy Industries & Construction has signed a KRW400bn ($353m) contract with Nepal Water & Energy Development Company (NWEDC) for the construction of a hydropower plant in Nepal. The scope of the work will include the construction of 216MW Upper...