A consortium comprising John Holland, CPB Contractors and Aecom has been selected to deliver the AUD1bn ($743m) Rail Infrastructure Alliance (RIA) works package of the Metro Tunnel project in the Australian state of Victoria.
Bechtel, a company involved in project management, engineering, procurement and construction, has been selected by WSA as its delivery partner and project manager for the Western Sydney Airport, a $5.3bn greenfield facility in Badgerys Creek, New South Wales, Australia.
Adelaide Airport has appointed Australian construction firm Watpac as the contractor for the AUD165m ($123m) expansion of its main terminal to upgrade international arrivals and departures, and create more retail and dining options for domestic and international travellers.
The state government of New South Wales (NSW), Australia has selected LSB Joint Venture, comprising Lendlease Engineering, Samsung C&T and Bouygues Construction, to build the mainline tunnel of the M4-M5 WestConnex tunnel Link.
UK-based professional services company Turner & Townsend has been appointed by Transport for NSW as the managed service provider (MSP) for the Project Management Office for Sydney Metro City & Southwest and Metro West Final Business Case.
Salini Impregilo has achieved a milestone on the AUD1.86bn ($1.39bn) Forrestfield-Airport Link project in Perth, Australia, with the breakthroughs of two tunnel-boring machines (TBMs) at the site of the Airport Central Station.
Geotechnical contractor Keller Group has announced that its 50:50 joint venture with Intrafor (KIJV), part of Bouygues Construction, has been awarded an AUD200m ($150m) contract for work on the AUD6bn ($4.5bn) Metro Tunnel Project in Melbourne, Australia.
Work has begun on replacing five old bridges near Bangalow in the Byron Shire area in New South Wales (NSW), Australia.
Australia’s Federal and New South Wales (NSW) governments have signed a bilateral agreement, which facilitates the commencement of works on the multi-billion-dollar Inland Rail project in NSW.
IRDJV, a joint venture of WSP Australia and Mott MacDonald, has been awarded a contract by the Australian Rail Track Corporation (ARTC) for the feasibility and design of the Illabo-Stockinbingal section of AUD9.3bn ($7.08bn) Melbourne-Brisbane Inland Rail.
Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull has announced AUD5bn ($3.9bn) for the Melbourne Airport Rail Link that will connect the Central Business District (CBD) and the airport.
Work has begun on two major upgrades on the M1 Pacific Motorway at Beresfield and between the Kariong and Somersby interchanges in Australia.
Pacific Highway upgrade between Port Macquarie and Kempsey in Australia has been completed and the last 5km of dual carriageway on the Oxley Highway to Kundabung section is now open to traffic.
Construction began on the widening of Armadale Road in the city of Perth in Western Australia.
UK-based construction firm Laing O'Rourke has won a contract worth AUD955m ($746m) to transform Sydney’s busiest station into the gateway to the new Sydney Metro network.
Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull, New South Wales Premier Gladys Berejiklian and eight Western Sydney councils have agreed on a 20-year Western Sydney City Deal – a plan designed to deliver long-term prosperity for the region.
The John Holland Group has won a contract worth AUD225m ($174.4m) from the Sunshine Coast Council for the expansion of Sunshine Coast Airport in Queensland, Australia.
The state government of Queensland, Australia has given environmental clearance for an AUD120m ($92.6m) project to upgrade the Port of Cairns in Queensland.
The Queensland government has shortlisted five groups to deliver two main work packages in the A$5.4bn ($4.2bn) Cross River Rail project in Australia.
HEB Construction, a subsidiary of VINCI Construction, has been selected as part of an alliance contract to design and build a new motorway section in Auckland, New Zealand.