A major milestone has been achieved in New Zealand on a major road project that is intended to deal with a major traffic bottleneck in the city of Auckland. The launching gantry team has now installed the last segment of the new northbound viaduct, a key stage in the Newmarket Viaduct Replacement project. There is currently a 1.5m gap between the segments. So, on Saturday 3rd and Sunday 4th December the two viaducts will be cemented together in an 18 hour procedure known as the Stitch. From then until the e
An equal revenue sharing proposal has been presented by Manila North Tollways (MNT) to the Bases Conversion and Development Authority (BCDA) for running the 94km Subic-Clark-Tarlac Expressway in the Philippines. This is the third proposal devised by MNT since the firm secured the contract to operate and manage the Expressway in 2010. MNT has also offered to subsidise the current US$750.42 million (PHP 31bn) debt owed by the Philippines government to the Japan International Cooperation Agency, who provided t
Plans have been unveiled for a new tunnel stretch in Sydney, Australia. The project is likely to cost US$1.98 billion (A$2.6 billion). This will involve building an underground extension to the F6 route in Sydney, providing a connection between the M5 and President Avenue. The new tolled link will be 4km long and is intended to reduce journey times for drivers, who will no longer have to pass through 23 sets of traffic lights. The project is also expected to reduce traffic volumes on General Holmes Drive.
