{"success":true,"data":{"pressRelease":{"id":"130939","rtpr_id":"nBw69D2c4a","ticker":"ACM","exchange":"NYSE","all_tickers":["ACM"],"title":"AECOM appointed as design partner on New Zealand’s Northland Corridor, Section One","author":"Business Wire","published_at":"2026-08-31T10:55:00.093Z","article_body":"AECOM appointed as design partner on New Zealand’s Northland Corridor,\nSection One\n\nAECOM (NYSE:ACM), the trusted global infrastructure leader, today announced\nits appointment as design partner for the Warkworth to Te Hana project in New\nZealand, partnering with ACCIONA as the lead contractor. ACCIONA, alongside\nits partner Aberdeen Investments, comprises the Northway Consortium. The\nproject forms Section One of three nationally significant roads along the\nbroader Northland Corridor Program, a new 100-kilometer motorway connecting\nAuckland to Whangārei. Once complete, the project will upgrade the existing\nState Highway 1 into a higher-standard, safe and more resilient motorway.\n\n“The Northland Corridor is a transformational investment that will improve\nsafety, resilience and connectivity across the upper North Island,” said\nMark McManamny, AECOM's Chief Executive of Australia and New Zealand. “We\nhave brought together some of the industry's leading transportation,\nengineering and design specialists from across New Zealand, Australia and our\nglobal business to support delivery of this nationally significant project.\nCombined with the expertise of NZ Transport Agency Waka Kotahi, ACCIONA and\nour design partners, this gives us an outstanding platform to deliver\ninfrastructure that will enhance how people and freight move, support economic\ngrowth and create lasting benefits for Northland communities.”\n\nAECOM’s design solution addresses key safety challenges for current road\nusers through a new system interchange, an optimized alignment that improves\ncurves and sight distances, and safer gradients. The alignment also enhances\nresilience by reducing impacts from flooding, landslides and other extreme\nweather events. The new road will improve travel times for cars, freight and\npublic transport, easing congestion and helping the growing Northland\ncommunity stay better connected to Auckland, New Zealand’s economic hub.\n\n“Our selection reinforces our reputation as a trusted leader in the\ntransportation engineering services,” said Russell Jackson, interim chief\nexecutive of AECOM’s global Transportation business. “This 100-kilometer\nproject is a transformative investment in New Zealand’s transportation\ninfrastructure and economic growth. AECOM brings proven value and global\nexpertise to megaprojects such as these, and we look forward to partnering\nwith ACCIONA to enhance infrastructure and deliver sustainable, future-ready\ntransport solutions.”\n\nAECOM’s design solution reuses on-site materials, reducing the need for\nimported materials and minimizing waste. This will lower haulage and embodied\ncarbon, delivering cost efficiencies while supporting sustainability goals and\nreducing environmental impact.\n\nAbout AECOM\n\nAECOM (NYSE:ACM) is the global infrastructure leader, committed to delivering\na better world. As a trusted professional services firm powered by deep\ntechnical abilities, we solve our clients’ complex challenges in water,\nenvironment, energy, transportation and buildings. Our teams partner with\npublic- and private-sector clients to create innovative, sustainable and\nresilient solutions throughout the project lifecycle – from advisory,\nplanning, design and engineering to program and construction management. AECOM\nis a Fortune 500 firm that had revenue of $16.1 billion in fiscal year 2025.\nLearn more at aecom.com\n(https://cts.businesswire.com/ct/CT?id=smartlink&url=https%3A%2F%2Faecom.com%2F&esheet=54596129&newsitemid=20260831534063&lan=en-US&anchor=aecom.com&index=1&md5=e1e5264f66820a99861967fb859f2053)\n.\n\nForward-Looking Statements\n\nAll statements in this communication other than statements of historical fact\nare “forward-looking statements” for purposes of federal and state\nsecurities laws, including any statements that relate to our future revenues,\nexpenditures and business trends; future reduction of our self-perform at-risk\nconstruction exposure; future accounting estimates; future contractual\nperformance obligations; future conversions of backlog; future capital\nallocation priorities, including common stock repurchases, future trade\nreceivables, future debt pay downs; future tax benefits and expenses, and the\nimpact of future tax laws; future legal claims and insurance coverage; future\ncosts savings; and other future economic and industry conditions. Although we\nbelieve that the expectations reflected in our forward-looking statements are\nreasonable, actual results could differ materially from those projected or\nassumed in any of our forward-looking statements. Important factors that could\ncause our actual results, performance and achievements, or industry results to\ndiffer materially from estimates or projections contained in our\nforward-looking statements include, but are not limited to, the following: our\nbusiness is cyclical and vulnerable to economic downturns and client spending\nreductions; government shutdowns; changes in administration or other funding\ndirectives and circumstances that cause governmental agencies to modify,\ncurtail or terminate our contracts; government contracts are subject to audits\nand adjustments of contractual terms; long-term government contracts are\nsubject to uncertainties related to government contract appropriations; losses\nunder fixed-price contracts; our ability to successfully and timely perform\nour contractual obligations and to recover claims for additional contract\ncosts; potential liquidated damages under our contracts; limited control over\noperations run through our joint venture entities; liability for misconduct by\nour employees or consultants; changes in government laws, regulations and\npolicies, including failure to comply with laws or regulations applicable to\nour business; maintaining adequate surety and financial capacity; potential\nhigh leverage and inability to service our debt and guarantees; our capital\nallocation strategy, including our ability to continue payment of dividends\nand repurchase stock; exposure to political and economic risks in different\ncountries, including tariffs and trade policies, geopolitical events, and\nconflicts; inflation, currency exchange rates and interest rate fluctuations;\nchanges in capital markets and stock market volatility; retaining and\nrecruiting key technical and management personnel; legal claims and\nlitigation; inadequate insurance coverage; environmental law compliance and\ninadequate nuclear indemnification; unexpected adjustments and cancellations\nrelated to our backlog; partners and third parties who may fail to satisfy\ntheir legal obligations; managing pension costs; AECOM Capital’s real estate\ndevelopment; cybersecurity issues, IT outages and data privacy; risks\nassociated with the benefits and costs of the sale of our Management Services\nand self-perform at-risk civil infrastructure, power construction and oil and\ngas construction businesses, including the risk that any purchase adjustments\nfrom those transactions could be unfavorable and any future proceeds owed to\nus as part of the transactions could be lower than we expect; risks associated\nwith our strategic initiatives, including AI investments and potential\nacquisitions and divestitures; as well as other additional risks and factors\nthat could cause actual results to differ materially from our forward-looking\nstatements set forth in our reports filed with the Securities and Exchange\nCommission. Any forward-looking statements are made as of the date hereof. We\ndo not intend, and undertake no obligation, to update any forward-looking\nstatement.\n\n\n\nView source version on businesswire.com:\nhttps://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20260831534063/en/\n(https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20260831534063/en/)\n\nMedia Contact: \n\nBrendan Ranson-Walsh\n\nSenior Vice President, Global Communications\n\n1.213.996.2367\n\nBrendan.Ranson-Walsh@aecom.com (mailto:Brendan.Ranson-Walsh@aecom.com)\n\nInvestor Contact: \n\nWill Gabrielski\n\nSenior Vice President, Finance, Treasurer\n\n1.213.593.8208\n\nWilliam.Gabrielski@aecom.com (mailto:William.Gabrielski@aecom.com)\n\n\nCopyright Business Wire 2026","article_body_html":"","raw_payload":{"data":{"id":"nBw69D2c4a","title":"AECOM appointed as design partner on New Zealand’s Northland Corridor, Section One","author":"Business Wire","ticker":"ACM","created":"2026-08-31T10:55:00.093Z","tickers":["ACM"],"exchange":"NYSE","article_body":"AECOM appointed as design partner on New Zealand’s Northland Corridor,\nSection One\n\nAECOM (NYSE:ACM), the trusted global infrastructure leader, today announced\nits appointment as design partner for the Warkworth to Te Hana project in New\nZealand, partnering with ACCIONA as the lead contractor. ACCIONA, alongside\nits partner Aberdeen Investments, comprises the Northway Consortium. The\nproject forms Section One of three nationally significant roads along the\nbroader Northland Corridor Program, a new 100-kilometer motorway connecting\nAuckland to Whangārei. Once complete, the project will upgrade the existing\nState Highway 1 into a higher-standard, safe and more resilient motorway.\n\n“The Northland Corridor is a transformational investment that will improve\nsafety, resilience and connectivity across the upper North Island,” said\nMark McManamny, AECOM's Chief Executive of Australia and New Zealand. “We\nhave brought together some of the industry's leading transportation,\nengineering and design specialists from across New Zealand, Australia and our\nglobal business to support delivery of this nationally significant project.\nCombined with the expertise of NZ Transport Agency Waka Kotahi, ACCIONA and\nour design partners, this gives us an outstanding platform to deliver\ninfrastructure that will enhance how people and freight move, support economic\ngrowth and create lasting benefits for Northland communities.”\n\nAECOM’s design solution addresses key safety challenges for current road\nusers through a new system interchange, an optimized alignment that improves\ncurves and sight distances, and safer gradients. The alignment also enhances\nresilience by reducing impacts from flooding, landslides and other extreme\nweather events. The new road will improve travel times for cars, freight and\npublic transport, easing congestion and helping the growing Northland\ncommunity stay better connected to Auckland, New Zealand’s economic hub.\n\n“Our selection reinforces our reputation as a trusted leader in the\ntransportation engineering services,” said Russell Jackson, interim chief\nexecutive of AECOM’s global Transportation business. “This 100-kilometer\nproject is a transformative investment in New Zealand’s transportation\ninfrastructure and economic growth. AECOM brings proven value and global\nexpertise to megaprojects such as these, and we look forward to partnering\nwith ACCIONA to enhance infrastructure and deliver sustainable, future-ready\ntransport solutions.”\n\nAECOM’s design solution reuses on-site materials, reducing the need for\nimported materials and minimizing waste. This will lower haulage and embodied\ncarbon, delivering cost efficiencies while supporting sustainability goals and\nreducing environmental impact.\n\nAbout AECOM\n\nAECOM (NYSE:ACM) is the global infrastructure leader, committed to delivering\na better world. As a trusted professional services firm powered by deep\ntechnical abilities, we solve our clients’ complex challenges in water,\nenvironment, energy, transportation and buildings. Our teams partner with\npublic- and private-sector clients to create innovative, sustainable and\nresilient solutions throughout the project lifecycle – from advisory,\nplanning, design and engineering to program and construction management. AECOM\nis a Fortune 500 firm that had revenue of $16.1 billion in fiscal year 2025.\nLearn more at aecom.com\n(https://cts.businesswire.com/ct/CT?id=smartlink&url=https%3A%2F%2Faecom.com%2F&esheet=54596129&newsitemid=20260831534063&lan=en-US&anchor=aecom.com&index=1&md5=e1e5264f66820a99861967fb859f2053)\n.\n\nForward-Looking Statements\n\nAll statements in this communication other than statements of historical fact\nare “forward-looking statements” for purposes of federal and state\nsecurities laws, including any statements that relate to our future revenues,\nexpenditures and business trends; future reduction of our self-perform at-risk\nconstruction exposure; future accounting estimates; future contractual\nperformance obligations; future conversions of backlog; future capital\nallocation priorities, including common stock repurchases, future trade\nreceivables, future debt pay downs; future tax benefits and expenses, and the\nimpact of future tax laws; future legal claims and insurance coverage; future\ncosts savings; and other future economic and industry conditions. Although we\nbelieve that the expectations reflected in our forward-looking statements are\nreasonable, actual results could differ materially from those projected or\nassumed in any of our forward-looking statements. Important factors that could\ncause our actual results, performance and achievements, or industry results to\ndiffer materially from estimates or projections contained in our\nforward-looking statements include, but are not limited to, the following: our\nbusiness is cyclical and vulnerable to economic downturns and client spending\nreductions; government shutdowns; changes in administration or other funding\ndirectives and circumstances that cause governmental agencies to modify,\ncurtail or terminate our contracts; government contracts are subject to audits\nand adjustments of contractual terms; long-term government contracts are\nsubject to uncertainties related to government contract appropriations; losses\nunder fixed-price contracts; our ability to successfully and timely perform\nour contractual obligations and to recover claims for additional contract\ncosts; potential liquidated damages under our contracts; limited control over\noperations run through our joint venture entities; liability for misconduct by\nour employees or consultants; changes in government laws, regulations and\npolicies, including failure to comply with laws or regulations applicable to\nour business; maintaining adequate surety and financial capacity; potential\nhigh leverage and inability to service our debt and guarantees; our capital\nallocation strategy, including our ability to continue payment of dividends\nand repurchase stock; exposure to political and economic risks in different\ncountries, including tariffs and trade policies, geopolitical events, and\nconflicts; inflation, currency exchange rates and interest rate fluctuations;\nchanges in capital markets and stock market volatility; retaining and\nrecruiting key technical and management personnel; legal claims and\nlitigation; inadequate insurance coverage; environmental law compliance and\ninadequate nuclear indemnification; unexpected adjustments and cancellations\nrelated to our backlog; partners and third parties who may fail to satisfy\ntheir legal obligations; managing pension costs; AECOM Capital’s real estate\ndevelopment; cybersecurity issues, IT outages and data privacy; risks\nassociated with the benefits and costs of the sale of our Management Services\nand self-perform at-risk civil infrastructure, power construction and oil and\ngas construction businesses, including the risk that any purchase adjustments\nfrom those transactions could be unfavorable and any future proceeds owed to\nus as part of the transactions could be lower than we expect; risks associated\nwith our strategic initiatives, including AI investments and potential\nacquisitions and divestitures; as well as other additional risks and factors\nthat could cause actual results to differ materially from our forward-looking\nstatements set forth in our reports filed with the Securities and Exchange\nCommission. Any forward-looking statements are made as of the date hereof. We\ndo not intend, and undertake no obligation, to update any forward-looking\nstatement.\n\n\n\nView source version on businesswire.com:\nhttps://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20260831534063/en/\n(https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20260831534063/en/)\n\nMedia Contact: \n\nBrendan Ranson-Walsh\n\nSenior Vice President, Global Communications\n\n1.213.996.2367\n\nBrendan.Ranson-Walsh@aecom.com (mailto:Brendan.Ranson-Walsh@aecom.com)\n\nInvestor Contact: \n\nWill Gabrielski\n\nSenior Vice President, Finance, Treasurer\n\n1.213.593.8208\n\nWilliam.Gabrielski@aecom.com (mailto:William.Gabrielski@aecom.com)\n\n\nCopyright Business Wire 2026"},"type":"article","timestamp":"2026-08-31T10:55:00.130080764Z","server_sent_at_ms":1788173700130},"received_at":"2026-08-31T10:55:00.190Z","source_url":"https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20260831534063/en/"},"analysis":{"id":"119849","press_release_id":"130939","analysis_json":{"industry":{"label":"Construction & Engineering","sector":"Industrials"},"redFlags":[],"eventType":"operations_update","narrative":"AECOM was appointed as the design partner for the Warkworth to Te Hana project in New Zealand, partnering with ACCIONA as the lead contractor.\n\nThe project, part of the Northland Corridor Program, involves upgrading a 100-kilometer stretch of State Highway 1 to improve safety and resilience.\n\nAECOM's design focuses on optimizing alignment to reduce weather impacts and reusing on-site materials to lower carbon emissions and costs.","sentiment":"bullish","agentHooks":{"shouldPost":true,"suggestedAngle":"AECOM expands infrastructure footprint with design win on NZ's Northland Corridor."},"keyFigures":{"customDimensions":{"project_length_km":100}},"quotedText":"The Northland Corridor is a transformational investment that will improve safety, resilience and connectivity across the upper North Island,”","namedEntities":{"people":[{"name":"Mark McManamny","role":"Chief Executive of Australia and New Zealand"},{"name":"Russell Jackson","role":"interim chief executive of AECOM’s global Transportation business"},{"name":"Brendan Ranson-Walsh","role":"Senior Vice President, Global Communications"},{"name":"Will Gabrielski","role":"Senior Vice President, Finance, Treasurer"}],"products":["Northland Corridor","Warkworth to Te Hana project"],"companies":[{"name":"AECOM","ticker":"ACM"},{"name":"ACCIONA","relationship":"lead contractor / partner"},{"name":"Aberdeen Investments","relationship":"partner"},{"name":"Northway Consortium","relationship":"joint venture"},{"name":"NZ Transport Agency Waka Kotahi","relationship":"client / government agency"}],"dollarAmounts":[]},"materialImpact":{"score":3,"reasoning":"AECOM secured a design partner role on a nationally significant 100-kilometer infrastructure project in New Zealand, bolstering its backlog, though specific contract value was not disclosed."},"tickerRelevance":{"others":[],"primary":"ACM"},"globalImportance":25,"audienceRelevance":25,"eventTypeSecondary":[],"importanceComponents":{"tickerTier":"large-cap","eventGravity":"contract_win","sectorWeight":"industrials"}},"event_type":"operations_update","event_type_secondary":null,"sentiment":"bullish","material_impact_score":3,"narrative":"AECOM was appointed as the design partner for the Warkworth to Te Hana project in New Zealand, partnering with ACCIONA as the lead contractor.\n\nThe project, part of the Northland Corridor Program, involves upgrading a 100-kilometer stretch of State Highway 1 to improve safety and resilience.\n\nAECOM's design focuses on optimizing alignment to reduce weather impacts and reusing on-site materials to lower carbon emissions and costs.","key_figures":{"customDimensions":{"project_length_km":100}},"named_entities":{"people":[{"name":"Mark McManamny","role":"Chief Executive of Australia and New Zealand"},{"name":"Russell Jackson","role":"interim chief executive of AECOM’s global Transportation business"},{"name":"Brendan Ranson-Walsh","role":"Senior Vice President, Global Communications"},{"name":"Will Gabrielski","role":"Senior Vice President, Finance, Treasurer"}],"products":["Northland Corridor","Warkworth to Te Hana project"],"companies":[{"name":"AECOM","ticker":"ACM"},{"name":"ACCIONA","relationship":"lead contractor / partner"},{"name":"Aberdeen Investments","relationship":"partner"},{"name":"Northway Consortium","relationship":"joint venture"},{"name":"NZ Transport Agency Waka Kotahi","relationship":"client / government agency"}],"dollarAmounts":[]},"model_name":"glm-4.7","prompt_hash":"sha256:727b4b9429a443af","schema_hash":"sha256:05005c02d9cffac9","created_at":"2026-08-31T10:56:17.674Z","global_importance":25,"audience_relevance":25,"importance_components":{"tickerTier":"large-cap","eventGravity":"contract_win","sectorWeight":"industrials"}},"durationMs":77467,"modelName":"glm-4.7"}}