Gamuda Engineering has secured the Sydney Metro Stations Package West as principal contractor, covering design and construction of five new underground stations at Westmead, North Strathfield, Burwood North, Five Dock and The Bays on the 24km Sydney Metro West line between Greater Parramatta and the CBD. The scope includes deep station boxes, entrances and access points, full station fit-out and integration with surrounding precincts, with Laing O’Rourke and DT Infrastructure joining as MetroVista delivery partners. Site works are scheduled to start on Monday, 5 January 2026.

Mott MacDonald is overhauling its long‑standing employee ownership model so that all 18,000 staff, including site engineers and project managers, hold a direct financial stake in the consultancy’s performance. Chair and chief executive James Harris says the new structure is intended to “fundamentally change” behaviours by linking rewards more tightly to project outcomes, from major UK rail and water frameworks to international tunnelling and bridge schemes. For contractors and clients, the shift signals a push for stronger accountability on programme, cost and technical delivery across multidisciplinary design teams.

A construction worker suffered multiple fractures and a dislocated shoulder after a newly built wall collapsed and knocked him through an unprotected stairwell opening, causing a 2.5–3 metre fall onto a concrete floor at Ace Infra’s NW Auctions Milnthorpe site on 25 April 2024. HSE found no edge protection, incomplete boarding over the stair void, no warning signage, no task-specific instructions and no site supervisor present at the time. Ace Infra Ltd pleaded guilty to breaching Regulation 6(3) of the Work at Height Regulations 2005 and was fined £60,000 plus £4,799.44 costs and a £2,000 victim surcharge.