In February 2017, Bechtel was chosen to support setting up and operating Saudi Arabia's National Project Management Office.[102] In May 2017, Bechtel was appointed the delivery management partner for the tunnels and stations excavation package of Stage 2 of the Sydney Metro project.[103] Considered Australia's largest public infrastructure project, the work includes new twin rail tunnels under Sydney Harbour.[103] Bechtel won the contract in August 2017 to design and build a 473-kilometer highway with 19 interchanges linking Nairobi, Kenya's capital, to Mombasa, Kenya's main port.[104][105][106] The first section is targeted to open in October 2019[104][105][106] and the entire length of the highway is scheduled to be complete in 2024.[104][105][106]