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Philippines signs contracts for commuter rail project
03 May, 2023
The signing ceremony for two packages for the Philippines’ longest commuter rail project has taken place.

Leighton Asia awarded North-South Transportation Corridor contract
11 June, 2018
Singapore – A joint venture of Leighton Asia and Yongnam Engineering and Construction has been awarded the USD 410M tunnel contract N103 for the North-South Transportation Corridor project.

Forrestfield-Airport Link preferred bidder announced
01 March, 2016
AUSTRALIA – Perth’s major new rail project has revealed its preferred joint venture. The Salini Impregilo - NRW JV is tipped to fulfill the main design and construct contract for the USD 1.43bn Forrestfield-Airport Link. The other shortlisted groups were a JV of ACCIONA Infrastructure, BAM International and Ferrovial Agroman; and a JV of John Holland and Leighton Contractors.

New M5 tunnel project awarded
04 September, 2015
AUSTRALIA – A Leighton Contractors, Dragados and Samsung C&T joint venture has been selected as the preferred contractor to design and construct Sydney’s AUD 5bn (USD 3.51bn) New M5 Motorway.

Shortlist for USD1.5bn perth rail tunnel announced
29 May, 2015
Global - Three consortia have been shortlisted to go to the next stage of the tender process to design and construct the AUD2bn (USD1.5bn) Forrestfield-Airport Link.

HATS 2 team announces substantial completion
23 March, 2015
HONG KONG – The LLNS JV that has been working on the HATS Stage 2 project for over four years, has marked the substantial completion of HATS this month.

Leighton-China State JV awarded MTR contract
11 February, 2015
HONG KONG - A joint venture of Leighton Asia and China State Construction Engineering (Hong Kong) has been awarded a contract for works on the Shatin to Central Link.

Major Australian contractor acquired by Chinese corporation
07 January, 2015
AUSTRALIA - John Holland is to be acquired by China Communications Construction Company (CCCC). Leighton Holdings announced last month that it had entered into a binding share sale agreement with a CCCC subsidiary, CCCI. CCCI has a market value of AUD 23.5bn.

Five consortia express interest in Australian WestConnex Stage Two project
11 November, 2014
AUSTRALIA - The Australian and New South Wales Governments have announced the WestConnex Stage Two project has entered a new phase with five consortia expressing interest in delivering Sydney¹s M5 East corridor.

NRT consortium reaches contractual close on PPP Australian deal
26 September, 2014
AUSTRALIA - The Northwest Rapid Transit (NRT) consortium, which consists of John Holland, Leighton Contractors, MTR Corporation, UGL Rail Services and Plenary Group, has reached contractual close on a Public Private Partnership (PPP) with the New South Wales Government to deliver the AUD 3.7bn (USD 3.2bn) Operations, Trains and Systems (OTS) package for the North West Rail Link (NWRL) in Sydney.

Operator selected for Sydney¹s NWRL
21 July, 2014
NSW Premier Mike Baird and minister for Transport Gladys Berejiklian today announced the AUD 8.3bn (USD 7.7bn) North West Rail Link has reached its most important milestone yet, with a preferred operator selected to run the new rapid transit service.

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.

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.

Queensland's Airport Link tunnel opens
25 July, 2012
Airportlink M7, Australia’s longest road tunnel, was officially opened to traffic last night following an extension of time. The 15km tunnel is part of of a AUD 4.8bn (USD 4.9bn) investment in new transport infrastructure in Brisbane, Queensland.

Brisbane’s Airport Link tunnel delay to cost USD60M
11 May, 2012
Electrical fit-out problems have pushed back the opening of Australia’s largest infrastructure project, the USD4.8bn Brisbane Airport Link tunnel to August 2012. The two month delay will cost contractor Thiess John Holland (TJH) an additional USD60M.

Leighton notes project performance deterioration
11 April, 2012

Leighton Holdings accepts infringement notices
23 March, 2012