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Leighton John Holland awarded Thomson Line contract
19 November, 2013
Leighton Asia, India and Offshore (LAIO), in a JV with John Holland, has been awarded a contract worth AUD 329M (USD 309.1M) from the Singapore Land Transport Authority (LTA) for the Thomson Line project, it was announced today.The contract requires the JV to construct spring leaf station and 2 kilometres of of twin-bored tunnel as part of the 30km Thomson line railway consisting of 22 stations and six interchange stations. When completed, the Thomson Line is expected to provide greater accessibility, significantly reducing travel time for commuters.

Three groups shortlisted for East West link
07 November, 2013
Three consortia have been shortlisted by the Victorian Coalition Government for Melbourne¹s East West Link. East West Connect, Inner Link Group and Momentum Infrastructure have been shortlisted to tender for the tunnel in Victoria, Australia.

Chief executive steps down from Laing O'Rourke amid allegations
16 October, 2013
International engineering and construction group, Laing O'Rourke, has announced that David Stewart has stepped down as chief executive officer of its Australian business, and as a member of the Group Executive Committee, with immediate effect.

Double decked
10 April, 2013
Tim Magub, LCAL blasting manager and Sam Jones, Leighton John Holland project manager for Contract 904 of the Hong Kong South Island Line delve into the new blasting technique developed for the project – double deck blasting.

Two TBMs commissioned for Singapore metro
26 March, 2013
Two Herrenknecht EPB machines for Singapore's s Downtown Line Stage Three (DTL3) – Contract 935 have been commissioned in the factory in China in January and March and await delivery to site mid-year. The Singapore Land Transport Authority (LTA) has engaged John Holland in JV with Leighton Asia for the construction and completion of the Jalan Besar Station and associated tunnels for DTL3 –C935, John Holland announced last week.

Shatin to Central SCL contract awarded
19 March, 2013
MTR Corporation in Hong Kong has awarded a AUS 656M (USD 680M) contract to construct a component of its Shatin to Central Line (SCL) development. Leighton Contractors Asia, part of the Leighton Asia, India and offshore group, was awarded the contract, the company announced yesterday.