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2014
Completion of
Malaysia’s northern
inter-state rail network
The 329km Electrified Double Track
Project (Ipoh - Padang Besar) which
links Ipoh in Perak to the northern
end of the country at Padang
Besar in Perlis has substantially
completed. The section fromPadang
Besar to Ipoh (Spine Line) was
completed and handed over ahead
of schedule. The remaining section
from Bukit Mertajam to Butterworth
(Spur Line) will be fully completed by
November 2014.
2006
First property
development in
Iskandar Malaysia
The
gated-and-guarded
Horizon
Hills residential township is a highly
successful development situated in
the heart of the thriving Iskandar
region of Johor. Comprising expansive
gold-view
residences
and
an
international
championship
golf
course, Horizon Hills counts among
the
most
prestigious
property
developments in Johor.
Strengthening presence
in the Middle East
Gamuda took on the highly challenging
job to replace the more than three
decades old bridges and causeway
in the capital of Bahrain. Backed by
years of civil engineering know-how
and extensive traffic management
expertise, Gamuda built two major
marine bridges under challenging
environment.
2008
Expanding Malaysia’s
inter-state rail network
The 329km Electrified Double Track
Project (Ipoh - Padang Besar) is a
brown field project that will strengthen
the national rail company’s ability to
provide speedier and more efficient
inter-city travel and logistics solutions.
Linking the four northern states of
Perak, Kedah, Penang and Perlis, it
is among the country’s largest rail
infrastructure undertaking to-date.
2010
Second development
footprint in Vietnam
The 200-acre Celadon City is the first
self-sustainable townshipdevelopment
in Ho Chi Minh City and features the
largest green sanctuary in the bustling
city. The 40-acre Central Park is the
cornerstone of the resort lifestyle
development, which interweaves
landscaped parklands with beautiful
foliage and water bodies.
2011
First Project Delivery
Partner in Malaysia
The Klang Valley Mass Rapid Transit
(Sungai Buloh - Kajang Line) (KVMRT,
SBK Line) project is Malaysia’s latest
initiative to relieve the worsening traffic
gridlock in the Greater Kuala Lumpur.
The largest public infrastructure
development in Malaysia to-date,
the project is built under the Project
Delivery Partner model, the first of
its kind in the country. Expected to
serve a corridor with an estimated
population of 1.2 million residents, the
KVMRT SBK Line will be completed in
year 2017.
World’s first tunnelling
training academy
The world’s first Tunnelling Training
Academy (TTA) was established in
Kota Kemuning, Malaysia, to nurture
specialists, technicians and skilled
labour for the roll-out of the Klang
Valley Mass Rapid Transit (Sungai
Buloh - Kajang Line) project and other
tunnelling projects in the future. TTA
will be a catalyst for the creation of
sustainable value-added employment
opportunities for local talents.
2012
Innovating the world’s
first Variable Density
Tunnel Boring Machine
Partnering the world’s largest tunnel
boring
machine
manufacturer,
Herrennecht AG, we innovated the
world’s first Variable Density Tunnel
Boring Machine (VD TBM) to tackle
the highly challenging tropical karstic
limestone geology for the underground
works of the Klang Valley Mass Rapid
Transit (Sungai Buloh - Kajang Line)
(KVMRT, SBK Line) project. The VD
TBM is one of the key components
in clinching the underground works
tender for the KVMRT, SBK Line. Upon
completion by the year 2017, the
9.5km twin underground tunnels of
the KVMRT SBK Line will link seven
underground stations running from KL
Sentral to Maluri.
2013
PM launched the world’s
first VD TBM for kvmrt
underground work
The 6
th
PrimeMinister of MalaysiaDato’
Sri Mohd Najib bin Tun Abdul Razak
launched the fully-assembled Variable
Density Tunnel Boring Machine (VD
TBM) at the Cochrane Launch Shaft,
heralding the start of tunnelling works
for the Klang Valley Mass Rapid Transit
(Sungai Buloh - Kajang Line) (KVMRT,
SBK Line).
2007
First international
property development
foray
For the next 10 years, the 453-acre
Gamuda City mixed development will
unfold into a thriving mega township
within the buzzing metropolitan of
Hanoi, Vietnam. As a fully integrated
commercial and residential project,
Gamuda City is a major urban
redevelopment project which will
transform and elevate the living
standards of its residents and
surrounding communities.