Light Rail Manila Corporation (LRMC) has commenced pre-construction work on the PHP65bn ($1.3bn) LRT-1 Cavite Extension in the Philippines.
A joint venture of Balfour Beatty and Fluor Corporation has been awarded a $625M contract to reconstruct and improve an 11-mile stretch of road in Dallas, Texas.
Italian construction firm Astaldi, as part of a joint venture (JV), has won a contract to upgrade the Frontieră-Curtici-Simeria railway line, named Lot 3, in Romania.
Metron, a consortium led by Arcadis and Mott MacDonald, has won the underground station design and technical services (USDTS) contract for the second phase of Sydney Metro Project.
Construction firm Tutor Perini has won four civil projects worth a combined value of $774M in the US.
Two contracts for a project which will link Jumeirah district with Al Khail Road and the Parallel Roads in Dubai at a cost of AED800M ($218M) have been awarded.
Abertis, through its Brazilian subsidiary Arteris, has secured the concession for the management of the Rodovias dos Calçados (Itaparonga-Franca) for a 30-year period until 2047.
US-based engineering firm Aecom has secured a design services contract from the Welsh government for a third bridge over the Menai Strait.
The board of directors of the Illinois Tollway has agreed to proceed with planning for a $4bn rebuilding project on the Central Tri-State Tollway (I-294) between Balmoral Avenue and 95th Street.
Swedish construction firm Skanska has bagged a NOK516M ($60.4M) contract to renovate two road tunnels in Oslo, Norway.
A joint venture (JV) of Bielby Holdings, JF Hull, and Albem Operations has won a contract for the AUD400M ($301.6M) Ipswich Motorway upgrade project in Queensland, Australia.
American construction and engineering company Bechtel has been selected as the preferred development partner for the HS2 Phase 2b railway project from Crewe to Manchester and Birmingham to Leeds.
South Korea-based Daewoo Engineering and Construction Co (Daewoo E&C) has secured a QAR1bn ($274.6M) financial package from Qatar Islamic Bank (QIB) to fund its ongoing projects in Qatar, including the construction and upgrading of the E-Ring Road.
Larsen & Toubro’s construction division has bagged contracts worth INR26.94bn ($418M) across various business segments.
Vinci Highways, a subsidiary of Vinci Concessions, has secured a total of €441M in financing for the construction of the A7 motorway, which covers a 60km section between the Bockenem and Göttingen interchanges in Germany.
A consortium led by Eurovia has secured a €356M contract to build a new 8km section of the D1 motorway near Presov in eastern Slovakia.
US-based engineering firm Aecom has been selected by Highways England to offer technical support in the detailed design and planning application process for the £1.4bn A303 Stonehenge scheme in the UK.
The UK government has unveiled the preferred route for the new Lower Thames Crossing linking Essex and Kent.
Italian construction firm Astaldi, via joint ventures (JV), has secured two contracts valued at more than €1bn in Turkey.
Reliance Infrastructure (RInfra), part of Reliance Group, has received the letter of acceptance (LOA) from the National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) for an INR7.1bn ($110.5M) road project in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu.