Australian firm operating in Hong Kong

A road infrastructure project worth US$172 million will be carried out in Hong Kong.
March 1, 2012 Read time: 1 min
A road infrastructure project worth US$172 million will be carried out in Hong Kong. The work includes a ramp, a tunnel and two bridges and these will run from the Central to the Wan Chai Bypass in Hong Kong. The work will be carried out by a subsidiary of Australian engineering and construction firm, 2474 Leighton Holdings. The project is due for completion by 2016 and includes landscaping works and repairing and rebuilding the existing roads.
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