Latest Infrastructure News
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HS2 Signs New Civil Engineering Contracts as Part of Reset
HS2 Ltd has announced a successful renegotiation of contracts with two civil engineering joint-ventures as part of the programme's reset.
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Siemens-Led Consortium to Modernise Signalling Across Romania
Siemens Mobility has been awarded three major contracts for the modernisation of railway signalling and interlocking systems in Romania.
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Amtrak Awards Contracts for Dock Bridge Rehabilitation in New Jersey
Amtrak has awarded the main construction and project management contracts for the rehabilitation of Dock Bridge in New Jersey.
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Cambridge South Station Welcomes Thousands in First Month
Network Rail has celebrated the opening of the new Cambridge south station, with thousands of passengers travelling in its first month.
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Connecticut Begins $1.6 Billion TIME-1 Rail Upgrade Project
Construction has begun on the first phase of Connecticut's TIME-1 rail infrastructure project to increase capacity on the New Haven Line.
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Amtrak Advances Construction on B&P Tunnel Replacement Project
Amtrak has announced further progress on the Baltimore and Potomac (B&P) Tunnel Replacement Program ahead of tunnel boring operations.
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Construction Begins on TTC Line 1 Yonge North Subway Extension
Construction is now underway for the Yonge North Subway Extension, which will aim to bring TTC Line 1 subway services further north.
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SYSTRA Canada to Study Capacity Upgrades for Hudson Bay Railway
SYSTRA Canada will carry out a strategic study into increasing capacity along the Hudson Bay Railway corridor.
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ST Engineering to Deliver Turnkey Rail Services for Taoyuan MRT Brown Line
ST Engineering's Urban Solutions business has secured a new $840 million turnkey contract for the Taoyuan MRT Brown Line.
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TBM Delivered for Port Polska High-Speed Rail Tunnel in Łódź
Construction of the High-Speed Rail tunnel in Łódź has reached a major milestone with the delivery of the first components of a TBM.
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US DOT Advances Public-Private Partnership for Washington Union Station
The U.S. Department of Transportation is establishing a public-private partnership for the redevelopment of Washington Union Station.
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UK: Muse to Lead Bletchley Regeneration Ahead of East West Rail
Muse has been chosen to lead regeneration efforts at Central Bletchley as the town prepares for the arrival of East West Rail.
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Keolis-Led Partnership Appointed as Operations Adviser for Australian High Speed Rail
A Keolis-led partnership has been appointed as the Newcastle to Sydney High Speed Rail project's Business, Operations & Maintenance Adviser.
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Work Begins to Restore Portishead Line
Work has officially begun to restore the railway line to Portishead, which will bring train services back after more than 60 years.
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AtkinsRéalis Awarded Key Riyadh Metro Contracts
AtkinsRéalis has been awarded a set of engineering services and supervision contracts for the development of the Riyadh metro.
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India Outlines Standardised Approach for Future High-Speed Rail Expansion
India is developing a standardised delivery model for high-speed rail projects, drawing on lessons from the Mumbai–Ahmedabad corridor.
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Alstom to Modernise Key Section of Romanian Railway Corridor
Alstom has been awarded a contract to modernise the Craiova–Caransebeș Lot 2 railway section in Romania, between Filiasi and Igiroasa.
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Québec City's TramCité Project Contracts Siemens Mobility and AtkinsRéalis
Siemens Mobility and AtkinsRéalis have been selected by CDPQ Infra to advance the next phase of Québec City's TramCité light rail project.
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ORR: Network Rail Improves Efficiency, but Must Keep Renewals High
The ORR has stated that Network Rail must demonstrate how it will mitigate the effects of cuts on future rates of renewal.
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HS2 Completes First 'Green' Tunnel on London Section of High-Speed Railway
HS2 has completed construction of its first cut-and-cover, 'green' tunnel in the delivery of Britain's new high-speed railway.
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Transport Secretary to Invoke Japanese Inspiration for HS2
Transport Secretary Heidi Alexander has expressed ambitions for HS2 to match levels of success previously set by Japan's bullet trains.
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HS2 Engineers Assemble 1.5-Mile Pre-Cast Tunnel in Northamptonshire
The last of 5,020 reinforced concrete segments making up one of HS2's longest 'cut and cover' tunnels haven been lifted into position.
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Construction Begins on Four-Track Expansion Between Zurich and Winterthur
Swiss Federal Railways (SBB) has begun construction on the four-track expansion of the railway between Zurich and Winterthur.
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São Paulo Opens First Section of Line 6-Orange Metro Line
Commercial operations have commenced on the first section of São Paulo's Line 6-Orange metro, with trains manufactured by Alstom.