US-based engineering services firm Parsons has secured a $158m, 2.5-year contract extension for project management/construction management for the Landside Access Modernisation Programme (LAMP) at Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) of Los Angeles World Airports (LAWA).
US-based civil, building and specialty construction company Tutor Perini has said that its joint venture company with Frontier-Kemper has received a notice of intent to award a $410m contract from the Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority for the Purple Line Extension Section 3 Tunnels project.
Vancouver International Airport (YVR), Canada, has broken ground on several construction projects to improve the airport experience and its competitive position as a connecting hub.
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 Boring Company, founded by Tesla’s Elon Musk, has been selected by Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel to design, build, finance, operate and maintain the O’Hare Express service, a high-speed underground transportation system between downtown Chicago and O’Hare International Airport.
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.
Vinci Group subsidiary Eurovia, as leader of a joint venture with Metrostav and Swietelsky Stavební, has won a contract from the Czech Republic’s Road and Motorway Directorate to build a 14.7km section of the D35 motorway, the east-west corridor between Èasy and Ostrov.
The joint venture team of LAX Integrated Express Solutions (LINXS) has achieved financial close on the $4.9bn, 2.25-mile Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) Automated People Mover (APM) project for the Los Angeles World Airports (LAWA).
The Welsh government will invest £100m in setting up a modern train depot in Taff’s Well as part of plans for the South Wales Metro, Economy Secretary Ken Skates said.
The joint venture team of LAX Integrated Express Solutions (LINXS) has achieved financial close on the $4.9bn, 2.25-mile Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) Automated People Mover (APM) project for the Los Angeles World Airports (LAWA).
The Welsh government will invest £100m in setting up a modern train depot in Taff’s Well as part of plans for the South Wales Metro, Economy Secretary Ken Skates said.The new Transport for Wales depot will house and service 36 of the new Metro vehicles operating on the Taff Vale lines.
The Malkara-Çanakkale Motorway, a €2.43bn public-private partnership (PPP) project in Turkey, has achieved financial close.
US-based architectural, engineering and consulting firm HDR has been appointed to lead the design of the Los Angeles International Airport automated people mover (APM).
French company Systra has received the ‘Special Award for Infrastructure Project 2017’ from the Kuwait Chapter of the American Concrete Institute (ACI) for its design role on the Sheikh Jaber Al-Ahmad Al-Sabah Causeway – Main Link, which is also known as the Subiyah Bridge.
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.
Balfour Beatty has won a contract from the Leeds City Council for the first two phases of the East Leeds Orbital Road (ELOR).
South Korea and the Philippines have signed a $172.64m loan agreement for the construction of an international container port in the Philippine province of Cebu.
Groupe ADP of France, through ADP Ingénierie, has won a €15m contract from the airport authority to design and supervise the $410m expansion of the Sharjah International Airport in the UAE.
The Land Transport Authority (LTA) of Singapore has awarded two civil contracts totalling SGD1.16bn ($865.2m) to construct the tunnel and commuter facilities, including pedestrian overhead bridges, bus stops, sheltered walkways, and cycling paths for two sections of the North-South Corridor (NSC).
Six Construct, a subsidiary of the Besix Group, has been appointed as the infrastructure contractor for the AED394m ($107m) Shindagha Bridge project in Dubai.