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The company is pleased to announce that the Orchard MRT to Tangs Plaza Underpass Upgrade project (ER 337) has recently completed more than 500,000 man hours lost time injury (LTI) free. To reach this achievement, the project team has committed to a safe culture by focusing on McConnell Dowell’s Golden Safety Rules, with strong visible leadership from line management setting the example for all, to ensure everyone goes home, without harm, everyday. Everyday the project faces the unique challenge of working in, over and under one of the busiest shopping streets in the world, Orchard Road. It has achieved this without interruption to the general public, and within very confined working areas Read more

The company is pleased to announce that the Gold Coast light rail system has been named as a Top 100 Infrastructure project, rubbing shoulders with developments such as the World Trade Centre Redevelopment in America and the South American Fiber Optic Ring. One of only two projects from Australia identified in the Infra 100 Report, Gold Coast light rail is being keenly watched on the global stage. The project is an 18-year Public Private Partnership (PPP) contract with the Queensland Government to design, build, finance, operate and maintain a light rail public transportation system on the Gold Coast. The report, which reviewed world developments that are transitioning and future proofing cities, highlighted Read more

The Company is pleased to advise that the Whangarei District Council have awarded McConnell Dowell, in joint venture with Transfield Services, the contract for the construction of a new bridge over the Lower Hatea River in Whangarei, New Zealand.  Procured through an ECI process, the project includes bridge approaches over geotechnically challenging ground and a new 265 metre long Bascule Bridge spanning the River. This is an exciting achievement for the Company as the new bridge will be the first Bascule road bridge to be built in New Zealand in the last 50 years. There was a requirement for this bridge to have an iconic design that recognises the cultural history of Read more

INFRASTRUCTURE: POWER - McConnell Dowell understands the power sector: from civil works to control systems, plants to pipelines, our team is switched on to deliver certainty and success. The Group has delivered turnkey and discrete package solutions across every power generation type including coal, gas, hydroelectric, geothermal and wind. Partnerships and repeat business with industry leaders such asAlstom, Siemens, Origin and AGL, reinforce our strength and standing. McConnell Dowell’s Electrix enhances the Group’s power capability. This ranges from traditional and renewable generation to the ‘poles and wires’ that deliver electricity to homes and businesses. As a genuine fullservice provider, Electrix also deliver and maintain electrical, gas, data and communications services to the Read more

The Department for Transport, Energy & Infrastructure of South Australia (DTEI) awarded McConnell Dowell an Early Contractor Involvement (ECI) contract for the replacement of the dilapidated Bakewell Bridge with an underpass in Adelaide, South Australia. Used by 25,000 cars per day, the 80 year old bridge formed a vital arterial into Adelaide's CBD. Working with DTEI on South Australia's first ECI project, the team developed and assessed a number of configurations to find a solution that best balanced community, technical and cost parameters.  The selected option includes two traffic lanes in each direction separated by a median; on-road bicycle lanes on each side of the road; and a wide shared-use path Read more

The Company is pleased to announce that the Bakewell Underpass Project has won the 2008 Engineers Australia Engineering Excellence Awards, South Australian Division, for Excellence in Infrastructure and Building Projects. The awards were announced on Saturday, August 30, at the South Australian Engineers Australia Branch Dinner. The Excellence Awards recognise the highest level of achievement in the engineering field. They provide peer recognition of outstanding engineering work as well as providing an opportunity to showcase and celebrate the invaluable contribution the engineering profession makes to the community. Each Branch holds State Awards, the winners of Read more

The Company is pleased to advise that McConnell Dowell South East Asia Pte Ltd has been awarded the Downtown Line 2 Contract 916 by the Singapore Land Transport Authority (LTA). The C916 Contract scope of work comprises: Read more

The Company is pleased to advise that VicRoads have awarded McConnell Dowell Constructors (Aust) Pty Ltd the contract for the Barwon River Bridge at Barwon Heads in Victoria. The works include the reconstruction of the existing dual lane timber and concrete Read more

The Company is pleased to advise that Hyundai Engineering and Construction Company Ltd have awarded McConnell Dowell South East Asia Pte Ltd a contract to construct the Underground Pedestrian Walkway for the new Specialist Shopping Centre being developed on Orchard Road.  McConnell Dowell’s scope of work includes the design and construction of the temporary civil works and subsequent construction of the underground walkway including civil and structural works, road re-alignment and landscaping. When completed, the Underpass which is 44 metres long and 15 metres in width, will connect two basements on opposite sides of the five lane wide Orchard Road. The location of the works is in the centre of Read more

The South Australian Department of Transport, Energy and Infrastructure (DTEI) awarded McConnell Dowell the design and construction contract for the Glenelg Tram Overpass project in Adelaide, South Australia. The works include the design and construction of a grade separation for the Glenelg tramline over the very busy South Road in Adelaide. Within the project scope are the erection of all new tram trackwork and overheads; a new elevated tram stop; two lifts; extensive urban design; and temporary tram tracks including a new temporary crossing of South Road at road level while the bridge works are being constructed. The works also include: Installation of two temporary tracks adjacent to the existing alignment to Read more