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Aurecon appoints new Roads leader ahead of times of significant change
Aurecon appoints new Roads leader ahead of times of significant change Recognising the increasing pressure on road infrastructure from growing populations and transformative technologies, global engin...
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New Zealand researches bat behaviour on Southern Links road project
New Zealand researches bat behaviour on Southern Links road project Thermal imagery, acoustic monitoring, expeditions in the dead of night and a bat named Kathy might sound like a sci-fi storyline, bu...
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VINCI Construction JV wins $700m motorway contract in Auckland, New Zealand
VINCI Construction JV wins $700m motorway contract in Auckland, New Zealand VINCI Construction subsidiary HEB Construction, has been chosen as part of an alliance contract to build the Northern Corrid...
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Waikato Expressway wildlife and native plant haven almost open for business
Waikato Expressway wildlife and native plant haven almost open for business A 4 hectare wetland in New Zealand, which will be a haven for wildlife and native plants is taking shape as part of work on...
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Sacyr wins €85 million Adelaide water treatment plant construction
Sacyr wins €85 million Adelaide water treatment plant construction SA Water Corporation, a public company of the Government of South Australia, has awarded Sacyr the design, construction and managemen...
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Automated vehicles get the green light in Victoria, Australia
Automated vehicles get the green light in Victoria, Australia The Andrews Labor Government is leading the way on automated vehicle technology with historic legislation passing Victorian Parliament thi...
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Melbourne’s Metro Tunnel Construction to finish a year ahead of schedule
Melbourne’s Metro Tunnel Construction to finish a year ahead of schedule Victoria’s biggest ever public transport project the Metro Tunnel is on track to open a year earlier than expected. The A...
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Contractor sought for Mordialloc Bypass in Victoria, Australia
Contractor sought for Mordialloc Bypass in Victoria, Australia The congestion-busting Mordialloc Bypass is a step closer, with expressions of interest now open to build the $300 million project. The n...
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Contract awarded to upgrade Australia’s Plenty Road
Contract awarded to upgrade Australia’s Plenty Road The Victorian Government in Australia has fast-tracked works on the Plenty Road Upgrade, with major works to start within weeks. Minister for...
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Hydrogen fuel cell plant to be constructed in South Australia
Hydrogen fuel cell plant to be constructed in South Australia A 15MW hydrogen electrolyser power plant will be constructed near Port Lincoln, in what will be a globally-significant demonstrator proje...
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18 rail bridges in Queensland to get $28m upgrade
18 rail bridges in Queensland to get $28m upgrade The Queensland Government in Australia will invest almost $28 million to upgrade 18 ageing rail bridges on the West Moreton rail network between Ipswi...
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Mabey bridges support safe and sustainable transport network in Samoa
Mabey bridges support safe and sustainable transport network in Samoa Leading bridge and engineering services specialist Mabey has today announced that it is supplying five new bridges to Samoa. The b...
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Construction begins on Queensland largest Wind Farm
Construction begins on Queensland largest Wind Farm Construction is officially underway on Australia’s largest wind farm on Queensland’s Darling Downs, generating 200 construction jobs in 2018, and cl...
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McConnelI Dowell wins A$40m contract for Australian bridge, culverts and intersections
McConnelI Dowell wins A$40m contract for Australian bridge, culverts and intersections Detailed design, planning and site inspections will commence immediately on Aus $40 million worth of bridge, culv...
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Skyjack gaining traction in the Australian Outback
Skyjack gaining traction in the Australian Outback Skyjack has just delivered its first Australian order of SJ85 AJs to Botany Access. The New South Wales company had their eyes on Skyjack’s n...
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Northern Victoria Logging Road in Australia gets major upgrade
Northern Victoria Logging Road in Australia gets major upgrade Drivers are set to benefit from a safer and smoother journey along the Shelley-Walwa Road in Victoria’s north as works start on a major u...
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Kangaroo Island hopping for joy at road upgrade
Kangaroo Island hopping for joy at road upgrade South Australia’s Department of Planning, Transport and Infrastructure has awarded BMD a road re-sheeting contract on Kangaroo Island, just off So...
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Western Sydney Airport ready to put earthworks and pavements out to tender
Western Sydney Airport ready to put earthworks and pavements out to tender Western Sydney Airport is a step closer to becoming reality with WSA Co set to go to market for main earthworks and airside p...
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MIT Intelligence Quest looks to drive positive influences on virtually every aspect of society
MIT Intelligence Quest looks to drive positive influences on virtually every aspect of society MIT has announced the launch of the MIT Intelligence Quest, an initiative to discover the foundations of...
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John Holland tackles gender pay equity
John Holland tackles gender pay equity Operating across Australia, New Zealand and South East Asia, John Holland has been transforming city skylines, connecting regional centres and providing vital in...
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Works ramp up in Queensland on the M1 between Mudgeeraba and Varsity Lakes
Works ramp up in Queensland on the M1 between Mudgeeraba and Varsity Lakes Heavy construction on the congestion-busting M1 widening between Mudgeeraba and Varsity Lakes on the Australian Gold Coast is...
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KINSHOFER acquires Doherty Group in New Zealand
KINSHOFER acquires Doherty Group in New Zealand KINSHOFER, one of the world’s leading sources of high-quality excavator and loader crane attachments, announces the acquisition of Doherty Group, a New...
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Run off the road crashes are the biggest killer on Australia’s country roads
Run off the road crashes are the biggest killer on Australia’s country roads Run-off-road crashes remain the single biggest cause of deaths I Australia’s country roads in Victoria State, n...
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Metropolitan Adelaide gets A$22 million road safety upgrades
Metropolitan Adelaide gets A$22 million road safety upgrades Nine metropolitan blackspots, including the intersection of Main North Road, Dalkeith Road and Smith Road will be upgraded as part of the S...
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Expressions of Interest open to complete Australia’s M80 Ring Road
Expressions of Interest open to complete Australia’s M80 Ring Road The M80 Ring Road upgrade has reached another important project milestone, with Expressions of Interest now open to complete th...
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Contract awarded for $391.6 million M1 Pacific Motorway Upgrade in Australia
Contract awarded for $391.6 million M1 Pacific Motorway Upgrade in Australia Motorists will soon see major benefits as work commences on three major upgrades along the M1 Pacific Motorway following th...
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Tunnel Boring Machines on the way to build Australia’s West Gate Tunnel
Tunnel Boring Machines on the way to build Australia’s West Gate Tunnel The biggest tunnel boring machine (TBMs) in the southern hemisphere are on their way to Melbourne, with an order now place...
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Caterpillar haulers retrofitted for Autonomous Operation at Marandoo Mine in Australia
Caterpillar haulers retrofitted for Autonomous Operation at Marandoo Mine in Australia Caterpillar and Rio Tinto have signed an agreement for retrofitting 19 Cat® 793F mining trucks for autonomous ope...
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The Australia Western Highway Project set to restart
The Australia Western Highway Project set to restart Construction to duplicate the Western Highway between Buangor and Ararat will restart in 2018, following the approval of a new planning amendment a...
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Groupe ADP wins 15 International Airport contracts
Groupe ADP wins 15 International Airport contracts Groupe ADP, through its subsidiary ADP Ingénierie, recently won a series of contracts with major international airports for design, study, or technic...
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Australia’s West Gate Tunnel contracts signed, construction starts in weeks
Australia’s West Gate Tunnel contracts signed, construction starts in weeks Construction of the West Gate Tunnel will begin next month, with the Government signing contracts to build the vital a...
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New Zealand’s Waikato Expressway gets 110km/h speed limit sections
New Zealand’s Waikato Expressway gets 110km/h speed limit sections From today the speed limit on the Tauranga Eastern Link Toll Road (SH2) and the Cambridge section of the Waikato Express...
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Major Metro Tunnel construction works on display in Australia
Major Metro Tunnel construction works on display in Australia Locals and visitors will be able to watch construction of the biggest public transport project in Victoria, Australia’s history from new v...
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Digital dashboard to keep Australian’s in Victoria up-to-date on road conditions
Digital dashboard to keep Australian’s in Victoria up-to-date on road conditions From today, Victorians will be able to log on to a digital dashboard on the VicRoads website to track progress on...
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Successful implementation of innovative technology into an existing Mining Operation
Successful implementation of innovative technology into an existing Mining Operation The implementation of new technology into an existing mining operation can deliver a positive change in operation a...
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Melbourne gets first dedicated, high-speed Busway Lane
Melbourne gets first dedicated, high-speed Busway Lane Melbourne, Australia, gets first dedicated Melbourne busway, built as part of North East Link – slashing travel times and delivering more service...
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Australia’s Melbourne NE Link biggest ever transport project in Victoria
Australia’s Melbourne NE Link biggest ever transport project in Victoria The North East Link will be the biggest transport project in Victoria’s history, finally building the missing link in Mel...
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Australia announces additional Aus$8.4 billion for Melbourne to Brisbane Inland Rail
Australia announces additional Aus$8.4 billion for Melbourne to Brisbane Inland Rail The Australian Government has announced its commitment to Inland Rail with an additional $8.4 billion investment. I...
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Skyjack increases its Australian presence with brand new space
Skyjack increases its Australian presence with brand new space Linamar Corporation’s Skyjack division just expanded their Australian office in New South Wales. Increased market share in both Aus...
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Victoria announces first driverless bus now running in Australia
Victoria announces first driverless bus now running in Australia Victoria’s first driverless Autonobus, will transport students around La Trobe University in Bundoora. The Autonobus has brought togeth...
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South Australia Regional Roads Package ready to be rolled out
South Australia Regional Roads Package ready to be rolled out The Australian Government has approved Federal funding to help carry out vital regional road upgrades across South Australia. Federal Mini...
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Ferrovial consortium to deliver the €1,150m Western Roads Upgrade in Melbourne
Ferrovial consortium to deliver the €1,150m Western Roads Upgrade in Melbourne Cintra, subsidiary of Ferrovial, through the Netflow joint venture recently formed with Plenary, has been selected...
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Search underway for mammoth Tunnel Boring Machines
Search underway for mammoth Tunnel Boring Machines An international search is underway for a supplier to build the four massive Tunnel Boring Machines (TBM) that will build Australia’s biggest ever pu...
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Local businesses gear up for Australia’s West Gate Tunnel Project
Local businesses gear up for Australia’s West Gate Tunnel Project Victorian businesses, big and small, are being called on to join the team to build the West Gate Tunnel Project. Construction wi...
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Starting Out Safely program leading the way in children’s road safety in Australia
Starting Out Safely program leading the way in children’s road safety in Australia Victoria, Australia, is leading the way in road safety with more than 75,000 children benefiting from an Australian-f...
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Sydney Harbour set for an iconic new development
Sydney Harbour set for an iconic new development Global property developer the Wanda Group has unveiled its vision for One Circular Quay, a large-scale, mixed-use development located on Australia’s fa...
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Protector of the oceans receives the Volvo Environment Prize 2017
Protector of the oceans receives the Volvo Environment Prize 2017 One of the world´s most innovative researchers into the future of the oceans and marine life, Professor Rashid Sumaila, receives the V...
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Higgins awarded East Waikato highways maintenance contract in New Zealand
Higgins awarded East Waikato highways maintenance contract in New Zealand The NZ Transport Agency has awarded the contract for the management and maintenance of state highways in East Waikato to the n...
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Indonesian PT Pyramida Raya Persada relies on quality Ammann Asphalt Plant
Indonesian PT Pyramida Raya Persada relies on quality Ammann Asphalt Plant The commitment PT Pyramida Raya Persada showed to their customers of all sizes, big and small, helped its business boom, but...
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HZI Consortium wins tender for 20 year waste services contract in Perth, Australia
HZI Consortium wins tender for 20 year waste services contract in Perth, Australia A Perth Regional Council awarded a 20-year municipal waste service contract to a consortium led by Swiss company Hita...
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