Malaysia confirms commitment to building KL to Singapore highspeed rail
Malaysia, Tengku Zafrul Aziz, has reaffirmed the country’s commitment to growing their transport infrastructure
Autodesk AEC Excellence Awards 2020 winners announced
Autodesk, along with co-partners Informed Infrastructure, and the Society… revealed the winners of the Autodesk AEC Excellence Awards 2020.
Virginia OKs start of work on US$3.8 billion Hampton Roads Bridge-Tunnel (USA)
Virginia’s Department of Transportation has issued its approval for the Hampton Roads Bridge-Tunnel’s $3.8 billion project to proceed. Hampton Roads Connector Partners (HRCP) received a notice to proceed for the project, allowing the builder to start interstate and tunnel work in the 9.9-mile corridor. Some preparations have started for the largest roadways project in Virginia’s
Singapore to install 10,000 Electric Vehicle Charging Points by 2030
Charge+, the green mobility arm of Sunseap Group, plans to install 10,000 charging points across Singapore as a game-changer in the promotion of EV adoption in the country. The clean energy company says its investment will support Singapore’s goal of phasing out internal combustion engine vehicles for full clean energy vehicles by 2040. Sunseap Group
Luxembourg infrastructure fund for Vietnam to deploy capital for road, port, industrial, and airport projects
Tecco Group and PHI Luxembourg Development SA, a subsidiary of PHI Group, have agreed to launch the first ever Luxembourg-based infrastructure fund for Vietnam. Besides supporting transport infrastructure, Tecco expects to use the PHILUX Infrastructure Fund for a number of port, industrial zone cluster, and airport projects. Tecco works primarily in the fields of construction
Rust damage may have caused Nanfang’ao Bridge collapse (Taiwan)
An investigation into the collapse of the Nanfang’ao Bridge in Yilan County, near Taipei City last year has identified corrosion in several of the bridge’s steel cables. The Taiwan Transportation Safety Board (TTSB) announced the initial results of its investigation into the facts of the case, but did not conclusively state what caused the collapse. Investigations
Western Australia to speed up transport construction contracts and award AU$2.3 billion in roads contracts
The Western Australian Government has approved new measures for “Construction Panel Contracts” to speed up the awarding of millions of dollars of transport infrastructure projects. The efforts are designed to streamline the process of awarding contracts for projects up to $20 million in value. WA’s Main Roads panel is also is fast-tracking the tendering process
Indonesia offers possible new road and bridge projects
During a recent teleconference conducted by Indonesia’s Ministry of Public Works and Public Housing (PUPR) Minister Basuki Hadimuljono, Indonesia has announced that they will open up tenders for new toll roads and a major bridge project. The five toll road construction projects on offer would be: Semanan-Balaraja toll road Cikunir-Ulujami toll road Sentul Selatan-Karawang Barat
Taiwan to relax visa requirements for construction workers
Despite the current travel restrictions caused by Covid-19, the Taiwan government has reportedly made a decision to allow easier hiring of expats for construction projects. The current rules states that projects must cost NT$10billion/US$330million and last at least 15 months, but this will now be relaxed where there are skill shortages. The move comes after
Singapore geospatial 3D data made available to businesses.
Singapore businesses (such as real estate developers, construction companies, and logistics providers) now have access to the 3D Singapore Sandbox, launched by the SLA (Singapore Land Authority). The tool provides geospatial data comprising of over 160,000 3D-building models that will help businesses develop innovative urban planning solutions and services. Users can also make use of
China has funded 3,000km of roads in Cambodia
Cambodian Prime Minister Samdech Hun Sen has announced that China has financed the construction of more than 3,000 kilometres of roads in the Kingdom. The figure was shared at the inauguration ceremony of National Road No. 55, which has a total length of 182.16 kilometres, along with the groundbreaking ceremony for the construction of National
Reports claim WSP Global is progressing with discussions to buy Aecom
Canada’s WSP Global Inc. is moving ahead with talks to acquire rival engineering services firm Aecom, reports say. Shares of Aecom rose 7.7% to $51.33 at 10:14 a.m. in New York trading Wednesday, giving the company a market capitalization of about $8.1 billion. WSP Global shares fell less than 1% to C$88.48 in Toronto, valuing it at about C$9.4 billion ($7 billion). Bloomberg
Plans for infrastructure and climate postponed until after budget (UK)
The national infrastructure strategy to invest £100bn in boosting the economy and tackling the climate crisis is expected to be delayed until after the budget. The plan to improve transport connectivity and work towards achieving net-zero emissions by 2050 had been set to be published “alongside” the budget, which is due on Wednesday. But the
Construction of second over-water bridge to be contracted to Indian company (Maldives)
The construction of the bridge linking Male’ city with industrial island Thilafushi, ‘Thila-Male’ Bridge will be contracted to an Indian company, the government has announced. Speaking at a news conference held at the Planning Ministry on Thursday, State Minister Akram Kamaluddin said the pre-qualification process for the project is currently ongoing in India. The project
Road-widening upgrade of A465 is £100m over budget (Wales, UK)
Wales’ biggest road building project is costing taxpayers about £100m more than planned, a new report has said. Transforming the A465 into a dual carriageway between Gilwern and Brynmawr was meant to be finished by September 2018 but is now pegged for completion in April 2021. The Welsh Government said the scheme was complex, but
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