Jacobs Engineering Group Inc. has been awarded the role of Lead Trackwork Design Consultant for the Klang Valley Mass Rapid Transit (KVMRT) Sungai Buloh-Serdang-Putrajaya (SSP) Line in Malaysia. The KVMRT project involves the construction of a rail-based public transport network comprised of three lines. The SSP Line, which is the second mass rapid transit line to be developed, has an estimated construction cost of approximately $7.6 billion.

Jacobs Engineering Group Inc. and Volterra Partners have been honored as a finalist in the 2017 Wolfson Economics Prize, the most significant global economics prize after the Nobel Prize. The Wolfson council asked, “How can we pay for better, safer, more reliable roads in a way that is fair to road users and good for the economy and the environment?”

Jacobs Engineering Group Inc. has been awarded a third term as a framework provider of professional consultancy services across highway, transportation and related scheme development with Lancashire County Council in the U.K. Lancashire’s role as Highway Authority is to plan, maintain and upgrade transport infrastructure, to make the county’s roads less congested and safer, while supporting local economic growth and easy access to employment.

Jacobs Engineering Group Inc. has been selected by Florida’s Turnpike Enterprise to provide design services to widen over nine miles of the Sawgrass Expressway in South Florida, from six to ten lanes, incorporating two express lanes in each direction of traffic. Jacobs will also design the reconstruction and rehabilitation of three interchanges, a project with an estimated construction value of $125 million, according to Florida’s Turnpike Enterprise.

Jacobs Engineering Group Inc. has received the Chartered Institution of Highways and Transportation (CIHT) / Tarmac Health & Safety at Work Award 2017 in recognition of its Mental Health Matters program, which focuses on promoting positive mental health across the business, its staff and their families.

The best of Scotland's transport industry were honored at this year’s 15th Annual Scottish Transport Awards, recognizing excellence, innovation and progress across all areas of transport in Scotland.

Jacobs Engineering Group Inc. has signed an engineering services agreement with Keyera Partnership (TSX:KEY), which operates one of the largest independent midstream energy companies in Canada. The company services oil and gas producers in Western Canada and transports natural gas liquids such as propane, ethane, butane, condensate and iso-octane to markets throughout North America.

Jacobs Engineering Group Inc. was awarded a ten-year, multi-million dollar contract from the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) to design a long-range, comprehensive, multi-modal transportation management solution to improve travel along the Interstate 76 (Schuylkill Expressway) Corridor in the Philadelphia metropolitan area.

Jacobs Engineering Group Inc. has been awarded a multi-year contract to provide engineering and procurement services for Nexen Energy ULC to support its operations in Western Canada.

Jacobs Engineering Group Inc. has been appointed by Zero Waste Scotland to help progress its world-leading work on implementing circular economy solutions in Scotland.

Saudi Aramco entered into an agreement today with Jacobs to form a Saudi Arabia-based joint venture company to provide professional program and construction management (PMCM) services for social infrastructure projects throughout the Kingdom and across the Middle East and North Africa. Jacobs’ presence in Saudi Arabia spans more than 40 years.

Jacobs Engineering Group Inc. has expanded its systems integrator agreement with leading technology company Cisco, to include Canada. The expansion enables Jacobs to utilize Cisco technology and services to deliver its integrated connectivity solutions to support operations and cost optimization in oil and gas, mining and chemical facilities. The agreement will also enhance Jacobs’ industrial cybersecurity offerings for clients in Canada. Recent estimates indicate that the value of this market is poised to exceed $20 billion annually by 2025.