Jacobs appointed by ACCIONA for US$2.1 billion New Zealand highway project

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Spanish renewable energy company Acciona has selected Jacobs to provide design and project delivery services to the Warkworth to Te Hana Ara Tūhono section of New Zealand's Northland Corridor highway program.

The scheme, estimated by the New Zealand government to be worth approximately US$2.1 billion, will comprise around 26km of four-lane highway, grade-separated interchanges at Warkworth, Wellsford and Te Hana, twin tunnels beneath Dome Valley and 15 bridges. Jacobs has been appointed to undertake the design of all 15 bridges, utility diversion works and building facilities packages. Its scope of services will also cover design management, geotechnical and digital engineering, as well as building services. 

The Warkworth to Te Hana section represents the first part of the wider Northland Corridor and is classified as a Road of National Significance. It is also part of what the New Zealand government describes as the country's largest public-private partnership transportation infrastructure project. The development is expected to strengthen transport links between Auckland and Northland, improve freight movements and provide more reliable journeys for local communities and businesses.

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