DMCI Holdings (DMCI) of the Philippines, in partnership with the San Miguel Corporation, is expected to carry out a road project to link two major expressways in the country. The link is part of road projects valued at US$901.65 million (PHP 38 billion) that Metro Pacific Tollways intends to carry out over the next five years. DMCI was the contractor for the second phase of the 30km Metro Manila Skyway project, through its construction unit, DM Consunji. The second phase of the Skyway project involved build
Construction of Vietnam’s US$1.4 billion Da Nang-Quang Ngai expressway is now underway.
The near 140km-long expressway will have four lanes and a speed limit of 120km/hour. It will link economic hubs like Dung Quat (Quang Ngai), Da Nang-Chu Lai (Quang Nam) and Nhon Hoi (Binh Dinh). The expressway will also have a monitoring centre, a maintenance centre and a service centre.
The Vietnamese government, the World Bank and the Japan International Co-operation Agency have provided official development assistan
Work is underway in China's Hebei province on the Zhangjiakou section of Erenhot-Qinhuangdao expressway. A total of US$1.12 billion (CNY 7 billion) will be invested in the 130.13km section, which will span between Dongtan Village of Guyuan County and Bainaobao Village of Kangbao County.
Chile has shelved a proposal for a new road route between the inland capital of Santiago and the Pacific Ocean port of Valparaiso through the mountain called La Dormida.
The new route, proposed by Grupo Costanera, would have needed a 68km tunnel through La Dormida.
Chile’s Ministry of public works was considering a single investor for a package that would have included upgrades to the existing Route 68 between the two cities and also a new route. However, these two projects will remain separate and be
