News Australia to invest $620m on Sydney transport An investment of US$620m (A$1bn) has been announced for building a transit corridor from the suburb of Liverpool to the new Western Sydney International Airport. Jointly funded by local and…
Companies Japanese JV enters Indian PPP road sector for first time A Japanese joint venture is making moves to enter India’s growing public-private partnership (PPP) road sector, a first for Japan’s infrastructure industry. JFE Engineering Corporation and Japan Overseas Infrastructure Investment…
News Czech PM opens country’s first PPP motorway, says more needed Czech Prime Minister Petr Fiala opened the country’s first motorway procured through a public-private partnership (PPP) this week after a €530m project Vinci Construction started just under four years ago.…
News Skanska wins US contracts worth $786m Sweden’s Skanska has won two contracts in the US worth $786m: one is to build a parking garage and other modernisation works at Boston’s Logan Airport, and the other is…
News Ho Chi Minh City to spend $40bn to clear blocked streets Ho Chi Minh City will need a budget of more than $40bn to build seven urban railways by 2035, according to the city’s Transport Department, as reported by the Vietnam…
News Bank approves $165m loan for Madagascar’s roads and bridges The African Development Bank has approved a $165m loan to Madagascar to build roads and bridges to boost its economy. Roads will be improved in two southern regions, Atsimo Andrefana…
News Mexican road workers uncover 1,400-year-old pyramid A road building project in Mexico has uncovered the base of a pyramid that may be about 1,400 years old. The discovery, made in June, was reported by the National…
News Hill consults on $310m motorway in Bosnia and Herzegovina US-headquartered Hill International is providing consulting services on a 5.5km motorway project in Bosnia and Herzegovina. Funded by the EU, the $310m project is a considered a critical piece of…
News Funding put in place for $2.8bn Philippines motorway The Philippines has secured nearly $2.8bn in loans for a 26km motorway along one of the country’s busiest corridors. The Asian Development Bank (ADB) will lend just under $1.7bn, the…
News Ethiopia lends South Sudan $738m to build its section of shared highway Ethiopia’s parliament has approved a $738m loan to South Sudan to build its share of a 220km cross-border highway aimed at improving trade between the countries, Addis Insights reports. The…
News China moves in on Vinci’s Kenyan highway scheme China is in detailed talks with Kenya over turning a one-lane road running around 200km from the outskirts of Nairobi northwest to the town of Mau Summit into a four-lane…
News Balfour Beatty wins $746m contract to unclog Austin’s I-35 UK-headquartered Balfour Beatty has won a $746m contract from the Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) to upgrade part of the Interstate 35 (I-35) through Austin, Texas. It will rebuild around…
News Webuild wins $190m Florida interstate contract Webuild subsidiary Lane Construction has won a $190m contract to upgrade Interstate 4 in Polk County, Florida. Lane’s scope of work includes a reconstruction of the existing interchange to accommodate…
News Early design completed for “Development Road” between Iraq and Turkey Preliminary design work on a 1,200km motorway between Iraq and Turkey – known as the “Development Road” – has been completed, World Highways reports. It’s intended to support an economic…
News China First Highway begins work on $1.5bn Cameroon motorway China First Highway Engineering Corporation has begun design work on the second phase of a motorway that will run east–west between Yaoundé, the capital of Cameroon, and the port city…
News Strabag tests autonomous asphalt laying system in Austria Strabag has tested autonomous machines that can lay asphalt on a section of Austria’s A9 motorway between Graz and Slovenia. The units use satellite navigation and are able to recognise…
News Vinci wins second highway concession in Brazil Vinci Highways has won a 30-year concession to operate and modernise a 594km section of Brazil’s tolled BR-040 highway. It’s the company’s second in Brazil after taking a 55% stake…
News $6.3bn Hubei motorway tops China’s $13bn roadwork programme China is planning to spend $6.3bn to upgrade a stretch of the 1,900km G50 motorway between Shanghai and Chongqing, the World Highways website reports.