<p>The Alice Springs-Darwin rail link has won its third major award for 2004 – this time for project of the year.</p> <p>The $1.4bn project won the Association of Consulting Engineers Australia Award, which follows earlier wins in the 2004 Australian Construction Achievement Award and the 2004 National Engineering Excellence Award.</p> <p>Kellogg Brown & Root led a consortium of engineering firms – Barclay Mowlem, John Holland and MacMahon – which finished the 1,420 km rail link five months ahead of schedule. </p> <br />