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PHILIPPINES
Davao City Bypass Construction Contract Awarded

The civil works contract, worth PHP13.23bn ($272m) for the Davao City Bypass Construction Project in the Philippines, has been awarded to the Japanese joint venture group of Shimizu - Ulticon – Takenaka by Department of Public Works and Highways. The joint venture...

AUSTRALIA
Vinci JV Wins Gateway Motorway Contract

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...

USA
Western Bays Constructors Wins Contract

Western Bays Constructors Joint Venture has secured a design-build contract for the $439m Bay Park Conveyance Project in Nassau County in the US state of New York. The company is a joint venture between John P. Picone and Northeast Remsco Construction. The project...

USA
Skanska Signs Contract For RUE Project

The Los Angeles World Airports (LAWA) has awarded a $334.9m design-build contract to Skanska for its Roadways, Utilities and Enabling (RUE) project. The five-year contract will include the provision of enabling works for the Landside Access Modernisation Programme...

AUSTRALIA
Trans4m Rail Secures Rail Upgrade Contract

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...

USA
$17bn Alaska-Alberta Railway Project Approved

US President Donald Trump has issued a presidential border crossing permit for the Alaska - Alberta Railway Corporation’s (A2A Rail) $17bn Alaska - Alberta railway line. The proposed route connects Alaska’s deep-water ports and the existing Alaska Railroad network to...

PHILIPPINES
Contract Awarded For Bataan-Cavite Bridge Project

The Philippines’ Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) has awarded a contract worth $59m for the detailed engineering design of Bataan-Cavite Interlink Bridge Project on Manila Bay in the Philippines. The contract has been awarded to the joint venture of...

AUSTRALIA
$5.4bn Investment Announced To Boost Infrastructure

The Australian Government has announced an A$7.5bn ($5.4bn) investment to boost the transportation infrastructure across the nation. The investment builds on a series of total infrastructure funds over A$11.3bn ($8.1bn) secured from the Commonwealth in response to the...