Latest Infrastructure News
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Alstom to Build Infrastructure for Florence Tramway Line 4
The Municipality of Florence has selected Alstom to construct infrastructure for the Florence tramway Line 4 in Italy.
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FirstGroup Applies to Operate New London to Sheffield Service
FirstGroup has applied to the Office of Rail and Road (ORR) to run a new open-access rail service between London and Sheffield.
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Amtrak Seeks Public Ideas for Chicago Union Station
Amtrak is calling on the public to contribute their ideas for the improvement of Chicago Union Station in Illinois.
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Saudi Arabia: Alstom to Deliver AlUla's Catenary-Free Tramway
Alstom has signed a contract with the Royal Commission for AlUla to deliver its battery-powered tramway line.
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Rail Baltica Announces Tender for Estonian Railway Construction
Rail Baltic Estonia has announced a set of tenders for the construction of underlying infrastructure for a 52.6-kilometre extension of its m…
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Sydney Metro West Celebrates Historic Twin Tunnel Breakthrough
Sydney Metro West's tunnel boring machines (TBMs) have become the first TBMs in the southern hemisphere to complete a double breakthrough.
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Contract Awarded for Construction of Rail Baltica Mainline in Latvia
Rail Baltica has awarded a contract to Eiffage Génie Civil, Budimex, and Rizzani de Eccher to construct the mainline railway in Latvia.
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Canada: AECOM to Deliver Extension for Eglinton Crosstown LRT
AECOM has been selected by Metrolinx to deliver a 9.2-kilometre extension for the upcoming Eglinton Crosstown Light Rail Transit (LRT) line.…
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HS2 Ltd Presents Construction Plan for 2024
HS2 Ltd has provided insight into how the delivery of its high-speed rail network between London and Birmingham will advance throughout 2024…
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UK: Final Track Installed to Eliminate Hope Valley Bottleneck
Network Rail has installed the final pieces of track to relieve the Hope Valley bottleneck with a passing loop between Bamford and Hathersag…
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Amtrak Awards Contracts for Susquehanna River Rail Bridge Replacement
Amtrak has awarded contracts to Flatiron/Herzog, AECOM and Fay Construction for the Susquehanna River Rail Bridge Replacement Program.
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UK: Government Aims to Grow Rail Freight by 75%
The UK Government has announced it aims to grow the use of rail freight in the country by at least 75% by 2050.
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Vienna to Get 2-Line S-Bahn Ring
Austria: A feasibility study has been published outlining how Vienna could get a 2-line S-Bahn ring by 2032.
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Green Light for Mid Cornwall Metro
Cornwall Council has given the green light to the Mid Cornwall Metro project, agreeing to provisionally accept £50m of Levelling Up Funding.
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Romania: Alstom to Equip Caransebes-Lugoj Railway Line with New ERTMS Signalling System
Romania: Alstom has won a contract to upgrade the Caransebeș-Lugoj railway line, equipping it with ERTMS and electrification infrastructure.
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TBMs Progress for Sydney Metro West
Two tunnel boring machines have made significant progress in the excavation of two tunnels for Sydney Metro West.
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UK: Second HS2 TBM Ready for Excavation
A team of 90 engineers recently completed the assembly of HS2's second tunnel boring machine (TBM).
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$8.2 Billion in Federal Funding for US Passenger Rail Network
The US DOT's Federal Railroad Administration has announced 8.2bn USD in funding for high-speed rail and pipeline projects across the US.
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Poland: CPK Awards Construction Contract for HSR Tunnel in Łódź
Centralny Port Komunikacyjny (CPK) has signed the second of three contracts to construct a high-speed rail (HSR) tunnel in Łódź, Poland.
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Brightline West Granted $3bn in Federal Funding
The US DOT has awarded 3 billion USD in Bipartisan Infrastructure Law funding to progress the Brightline West high-speed rail project.
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DB Begins Construction on Fehmarn Belt Fixed Link to Denmark
Deutsche Bahn has commenced construction in Fehmarn to establish the Fehmarn Belt Fixed Link between Germany and Denmark.
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Bangkok’s MRT Pink Line Commences Passenger Service
Bangkok’s MRT Pink Line has commenced trail operations, transporting passengers on an automated Innovia monorail system supplied by Alstom.
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California High-Speed Rail Authority to Receive $3.1bn in Federal Funding
The US Department of Transportation has awarded the California High-Speed Rail Authority almost 3.1 billion USD in funding.
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CPK Partners with Adif to Develop Poland's First High-Speed Railway
CPK has signed a MoU with Spain's railway infrastructure manager, Adif to advance the development of a high-speed railway network in Poland.