Search Results: 'Leighton '

Fragrant Harbour
02 November, 2017
Keren Fallwell speaks with expat engineers living in Hong Kong to get a handle on the market

Tunnelling Down Under
16 May, 2016
Transport infrastructure is providing ample opportunity for Australia’s tunnelling industry. Keren Fallwell reports

Spring to action
25 November, 2015
An overview of works required for Thomson Line contract T208 as TBM launch completes. Alex Conacher speaks with the John Holland Leighton Asia JV

Sydney gets connected
28 July, 2015
Sydney’s ambitious WestConnex project aims to get the traffic owing freely – and two-thirds of it will be underground. Sally Spencer reports on the project, one of the NSW Government’s key infrastructure projects which aims to ease congestion, create jobs and connect communities, said to be the largest integrated transport and urban revitalisation project in Australia.

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.

Opportunity rocks
27 December, 2012
Hong Kong develops into the main base of operations for the Asia Pacific, while Singapore strives to become to hottest destination for professionals, and both scrap for skilled labour. Alex Conacher speaks to three expats

Dynamism of the East
22 August, 2011
Running along the fiery Asia Pacific coast are some of the most explosive tunneling markets in the world. Hong Kong is booming, Japan is storming ahead in innovation, Malaysia is clamping down on corruption and Singapore is a hot bed of activity. Alex Conacher tries to keep up

Perforating the Pacific
13 June, 2011
Fairytale projects are being put to tender. Underground defences against drought and flooding, surface to seabed drives through magnificent artificial islands and socio-economic unity through high-speed rail. The tunnelling industry in South East Asia refuses to be eclipsed by the mammoth markets in India and China. Alex Conacher explores the latest trends

Singapore sting
13 April, 2011
TBM firms on new metro projects in Singapore are being asked to provide performance bonds direct to the client that can be called on in the event of a dispute during construction, regardless of who is at fault. John McKenna reports

Change: Project & Legal Perspectives
14 December, 2010
Nigel Legge of Nigel Legge Associates and Iain Suttie of Berwin Leighton Paisner look at what constitutes change technically and how factors likely to give rise to major change can be anticipated, managed and mitigated. From a legal perspective it also reviews how engineering contracts categorise change and take account of its impact on cost and programme. This is the first of two articles on change.

Patnitop begins
11 November, 2010
Leighton is EPC contractor on the Patnitop all-weather road tunnel in J&K, India and construction is gearing up on site after the recent contract award. Report by Patrick Reynolds

Himalayan hurdles
11 November, 2010
Major new tunnels are under construction at opposite sides of the Himalayas to help overcome the high altitude barriers of weather and rugged terrain to good transport. Report by Patrick Reynolds

Managing ground risk
22 September, 2010
Nigel Legge of Nigel Legge Associates and Iain Suttie of Berwin Leighton Paisner look at the role of project management and contracts in managing ground risk

Bright future for Australasia
23 September, 2008
ATS journal editor, David Lees, gives an overview of the booming tunnelling workload mooted for Australasia in the coming years

Heralding a new era in Hong Kong
29 April, 2008
With a vast array of tunnelling works about to kick off in Hong Kong, regular T&TI contributor, Keith Wallis, takes a look at some of the region’s key forthcoming rail, water and road tunnels

Driving Kowloon’s Southern Link
29 April, 2008
David Hake, TBM tunnel manager, for Link 200 JV describes the challenges encountered during the twin, stacked, slurry TBM drives for the Kowloon Southern Link project, in Hong Kong

TBMs prepare for Brisbane bypass
10 November, 2007
Activities are hotting up in Brisbane, with the first mammoth TBM for the North South Bypass Tunnel due to launch next month. Michelle Holden, of LBB JV, reports

Long distance pipe jacking in Asia
01 July, 2004
Jim Broomfield discusses the importance of automatic bentonite pipeline lubrication systems in achieving a low friction coefficient during pipejacking, using recent Asian project successes as examples

Kai Tak turnaround – angles and adversity
01 May, 2004
The 1.4km long Kai Tak Transfer Scheme employed the first use of a Mixshield TBM in Hong Kong, delivering excellent settlement control in the most difficult conditions. David Hake, John Holland's project manager for the China Harbour/ Transfield JV, describes this technically and logistically challenging mixed ground TBM project

Funding roadshow
04 December, 2003