Search Results: 'Bouygues'

Eastern expanse
29 October, 2015
Construction for metro projects, with events such as the World Cup on the horizon, is driving the demand for tunnelling Qatar. Other cities in the Middle East are also investing in infrastructure development, growing the market for tunnelling across the region. Keren Falwell reports.

Bouygues-UrbaCon chosen to construct sewage tunnels in Qatar
30 September, 2015
QATAR - The Qatar Public Works Authority has awarded two contracts for the design and construction of sewage tunnels to Bouygues Travaux Publics (a subsidiary of Bouygues Construction), in partnership with a local contractor, UrbaCon Trading & Contracting. The two contracts are worth approximately EUR 550M (USD 617.5M).

Sandvik announces bumper order
09 July, 2015
AUSTRALIA – The Lend Lease – Bouygues joint venture has ordered 19 roadheaders for the NorthConnex highway tunnel project in Sydney. Some 13 of these will be supplied by Sandvik, marking the biggest order of tunnel roadheaders for the company since Sochi five years ago.

A break with tradition
26 June, 2015
The Tuen Mun-Chek Lap Kok Link will mark a change in sub-sea tunnel construction methods for Hong Kong with TBMs being used for the first time. Sally Spencer reports.

VINCI-Bouygues JV bags USD 300M Cairo metro job
05 June, 2015
EGYPT - A joint venture led by VINCI Construction Grands Projets alongside Bouygues Travaux Publics, a subsidiary of Bouygues Construction, has won a USD 300M contract to build the extension of Line 3 of Cairo metro system.

Lend Lease awarded NorthConnex tunnel
09 February, 2015
AUSTRALIA – Lend Lease has won the contract for the AUD 2.6bn NorthConnex motorway in Sydney. According to a report by the Australasian Tunnelling Society (ATS), this is the group’s giving the group its second controversial tunnel project in six months.