Kumpulan Europlus and Malaysia government sign Expressway deal
Kumpulan Europlus (KE) and the Malaysian government have signed a deal for the construction of the West Coast Expressway. The multi-million dollar deal will see KE build the 233km highway.
January 4, 2013
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4213 Kumpulan Europlus (KE) and the 3491 Malaysian Government have signed a deal for the construction of the West Coast Expressway. The multi-million dollar deal will see KE build the 233km highway.
A consortium is to handle the concession package for Malaysia’s Kinrara-Damansara Expressway (Kidex) project. The concession and contracting consortium comprises the construction companies Emrail and Zabima Engineering and Construction. The concession for the 13.5km stretch of road is being agreed with the Malaysian Government. Construction work commenced in May 2011 and will take close to three years to complete. The project is costing close to US$700 million while the concession package is for a period of
The Malaysian Government is pushing ahead with five key infrastructure projects in Sarawak state during 2019. These will be worth over US$115 million. A new access road will be built to Kuching Airport, while Kota Samarahan's route 8101 will be upgraded.
Canada-based Canam-Bridge has been chosen to fabricate the superstructure for the Champlain bridge project in Montreal as well as to supply steel.
Marc Dutil, chief executive of Canam, a specialist bridge superstructure fabricator, expects at least 45,000tonnes of steel will be required for the 3.4km bridge that will span the St. Lawrence River which leads to the Great Lakes of North America.
The contract is expected to be completed after a formal deal is reached between the SNC-Lavalin consortium con
