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Ferrovial wins Texas highway expansion
Highway in San Antoni (source: The Construction Index)
<p>Ferrovial has won a US$192m contract to expand a section of US 281 in Texas, USA.</p> <p>The project Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) covers a 13km section of the highway in the San Antonio metropolitan area.</p> <p>Work will be carried out by ...
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Abu Dhabi’s Al Maqta’a bidding hall processed $3.8bn in tenders in 2016
FILE PHOTO - SHUTTERSTOCK
<p>Al Maqta&rsquo;a bidding hall, the entity set up by the UAE government to ensure transparency in the bidding process for tenders, has processed 59 tenders worth more than $3.8 billion for 14 government entities in Abu Dhabi at the end of 2016.</p> <p>According ...
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Aecom lands design of Singapore high-speed line
The construction index   03 March 2017   Singapore   Asia  
Artist's impression by Farrells of the terminus in Jurong East. The eventual design may differ. (source: The Construction Index)
<p>Aecom has won a SG$24.6m (&pound;14.1m) contract for the design of the Singapore stretch of the Kuala Lumpur-Singapore High Speed Rail project.</p> <p>It has been appointed by the Land Transport Authority (LTA) as the lead consultant to carry out the advanced ...
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SEACETUS 2017
SEACETUS 2017 Main Banner
<p>The Tunnelling &amp; Underground Space Technical Division of The Institution of Engineers, Malaysia (IEM TUSTD) is hosting for the first time the Southeast Asian Conference and Exhibition in Tunnelling and Underground Space (SEACETUS2017) in Subang Jaya, ...
UAE approves 12km link road
Link ring road (source: The Construction Index)
<p>UAE prime minister Mohammed bin Rashid has approved construction of a new AED500m (&pound;109m) link road.</p> <p>The 12km road linking Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Road and Emirates Road involves the construction of four interchanges including a tunnel and ...
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Hill lands management of €960m German development
The construction index   28 February 2017   Germany   Europe  
Hamburg city (source: The Construction Index)
<p>Hill International has been appointed to manage construction of the &euro;960m (&pound;817m) &Uuml;berseequartier S&uuml;d development near Hamburg, Germany.</p> <p>The contract with Unibail-Rodamco involves the provision of project management and site ...
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Vinci JV lands €926m Paris metro contract
The construction index   24 February 2017   France   Europe  
Tunnelling is already under way for Line 14 (source: The Construction Index)
<p>A joint venture led by Vinci Construction has won a &euro;926m (&pound;782m) tunnelling contract on Line 15 South of the future Grand Paris Express transport network in France.</p> <p>Vinci and Spie Batignolles will build an 8.2km tunnel between Fort d&rsquo;Issy-Vanves-Clamart ...
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Qatar-Turkey joint venture chosen as main contractor for 2022 FIFA World Cup stadium
Zawya   24 February 2017   Qatar   Middle East  
Stadium in Al Thumama district of Doha gets underway with signing of AlJaber Engineering LLC and Tekfen Construction as Main Contractor (source: Zawya)
<p>The Supreme Committee for Delivery &amp; Legacy (SC), the organisation responsible for delivering the stadiums and infrastructure required for the 2022 FIFA World Cup&trade;, has announced the Main Contractor (MC) for the stadium being built in Doha&rsquo;s ...
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Construction of new Semanggi overpass to take only a month
TheJakartaPost   23 February 2017   Indonesia   Central Jakarta  
Workers finish the construction of the Semanggi elevated road on Jl. Sudirman, Central Jakarta, on Nov. 8, 2016. (JP/Seto Wardhana)
<p>The planned additional overpass on the side of Jl. Gatot Subroto, as a part of the development of the Semanggi traffic cloverleaf in Central Jakarta, is set to be finished within a month, a contractor has said.<br><br>"The overpass to the Jakarta police ...
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Balfour Beatty quits Middle East
The construction index   21 February 2017   GCC   Middle East  
Dutco Balfour Beatty Logo (source: The Construction Index)
<p>Balfour Beatty is leaving the Middle East and selling up to its joint venture partner.</p> <p>Balfour Beatty has agreed a deal to sell its half of loss-making Dutco Balfour Beatty and BK Gulf to Dubai Transport Company (Dutco) for &pound;11m cash.</p> <p>As ...
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