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| Leighton secures two projects in India  Leighton Asia (Southern) has secured two tollroad projects in India worth a total of US$160 million (A$200 million) in joint venture with Oriental Structural Engineers (OSE). Leighton's share of the work is worth $80 million (A$100 million). The joint venture is responsible for the widening and upgrading of National Highway 3 from Indore to Khalghat in Madhya Pradesh State. The 76 kilometre highway requires 31 bridges, 13 underpasses and 154 minor structures including two major river bridges and one road-over-rail bridge. The 44 kilometres of new highway to be constructed as bypasses and realignment, and the 32 kilometres of widening, require excavation of over three million cubic metres of soft and hard rock. The project, worth $115 million, has commenced and is due for completion in November 2008.The second project – the $45 million Agra to Bharatpur Highway – involves the widening from four lanes to two of National Highway 2 from Agra to Bharatpur, straddling Uttar Pradesh and Rajasthan states. The dualling of this 45 kilometres of existing single-lane carriageway requires embankment fill, road realignment and the construction of 94 structures that comprise concrete box culverts, underpasses and minor bridges. The project is underway and is due for completion in May 2008. write your comments about the article :: © 2007 Construction News :: home page |