Leighton wins $463m China-Hong Kong rail deal

The contract, awarded by MTR Corporation, is for the Tse Uk Tsuen to Shek Yam section of the Guangzhou-Shenzhen Hong Kong Express Rail link (XRL).
Leighton has commissioned the help of fellow construction company Macmahon Holdings on the project.
The contract also includes the construction of ventilation and access adits, two ventilation buildings and a 90 m deep ventilation shaft. Drill and blast techniques will be used for the construction of the tunnels.
Work on the development will begin this month with completion scheduled for 2015.
Leighton Asia is part of the Leighton Group, Australia’s largest project development and contracting group.
Based in Hong Kong, Leighton Asia has been operating in Asia for 35 years in countries including Macau, China, Mongolia, Taiwan, the Philippines, Guam, Thailand, Vietnam, Laos, Cambodia and Indonesia.