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| Leighton India wins two major infrastructure projects Leighton India has been awarded two major infrastructure projects worth US$550 million. The first project is the Chenani – Nashri tunnel in Jammu, Northern India. Leighton India is the engineering, procurement and construction contractor to ITNL, who have signed a concession with the National Highway Authority of India to build and operate the project. The 2 lane, 14 metre diameter tunnel is approximately 9 kilometres long, and will be one of the longest road tunnels in Asia. The tunnel bypasses an existing winding section of the NH1A highway, and provides an all-weather route that will provide a significant time savings to motorists. Currently roads in the area can be closed due to weather conditions by more than forty days every year, and the Indian Government has planned a series of tunnel projects and related road upgrades to provide year round access. The construction work is valued at US $500 million, and will take approximately 54 months to complete, with work due to commence immediately. Leighton will undertake the construction work, which includes widening the existing 350 metre long general cargo berth by 21 metres for coal unloading, as well as providing foundations for 2.5 kilometres of conveyor gallery and the construction of a new stockyard and administration building. Leighton India's construction work is worth US$45 million. Work is expected to begin in July and be completed by mid 2012. write your comments about the article :: © 2010 Construction News :: home page |