Latest Infrastructure News
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Network Rail to Invest £2.8bn in Climate Resilience
Network Rail is investing around 2.8 billion GBP in activities and technology to help cope with extreme weather and climate change.
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$2.4 Billion in CRISI Grants to Improve US Rail Infrastructure
The FRA has announced over 2.4 billion USD in Consolidated Rail Infrastructure and Safety Improvements (CRISI) Program grants.
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Canada: Metrolinx Awards Service Contract to Siemens Mobility
Siemens Mobility has been awarded a further service contract from Canadian operator, Metrolinx in the Greater Toronto and Hamilton Area.
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HS2 Celebrates Final Breakthrough for Chiltern Tunnel
Tunnel boring machine (TBM) Cecilia has completed the final breakthrough for HS2’s longest tunnel under Chiltern Hills.
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RFQ for Eglinton Crosstown West Extension Stations, Rail and Systems
The Ontario government has issued a RFQ for the design and construction of seven stations along the Eglinton Crosstown West Extension (ECWE)…
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UK: Network Rail Reviews 5 Years of CP6
Network Rail has presented a review of Control Period 6 (CP6), which started on 1 April 2019 and is set to end on 31 March 2024.
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Amtrak Begins Harrisburg Line Track Renewal Project in Pennsylvania
Amtrak has begun a 122 million USD track maintenance project to renew the Harrisburg Line in Pennsylvania.
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UK: Electric Train Tested between Manchester and Stalybridge
An electric train has completed a test run between Manchester and Stalybridge for the first time as part of the Transpennine Route Upgrade.
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UK: New Train Maintenance Depot to Be Built in Shipley
UK Rail Minister Huw Merriman has confirmed plans to build a new maintenance facility in Shipley, West Yorkshire.
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Biden-Harris Administration Proposes $4 Billion for Key Transit Projects
The Biden-Harris Administration has announced nearly 4 billion USD in federal support for 14 transit construction projects.
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Sweden: EuroMaint Opens Maintenance Centre in Nässjö
CAF's Swedish train maintenance company, EuroMaint, has opened a modern 35.000 square-metre maintenance centre in Nässjö.
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Federal Funding to Deliver New Rail Services in Colarado
With federal funding from the Bipartisan Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, new passenger rail services are set to launch in Colorado.
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Brightline to Open New Rail Station in Stuart, Florida
Brightline has announced plans to open a new intercity rail station in the City of Stuart in Martin County, Florida.
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AECOM to Provide Design Services for Toronto's Ontario Line
AECOM has been selected to provide design services for the Ontario Line’s Pape Tunnel and Underground Stations (PTUS) package.
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HS2 Celebrates Breakthrough for Its Longest Tunnel
Tunnel boring machine (TBM) Florence has completed a 10-mile drive under the Chilterns to excavate the longest tunnel for the HS2 project.
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Stadler to Build New Train Commissioning Centre in Hennigsdorf
Stadler has announced it will be constructing a new commissioning centre for trains in the district of Oberhavel in Brandenburg.
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UK: AECOM to Design Mid Cornwall Metro Project
AECOM has been contracted to undertake the detailed design stage for the Mid Cornwall Metro project in the UK.
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UK: Siemens Mobility Invests in New Chippenham Factory
Siemens Mobility is investing 115 million EUR in building a new digital engineering factory and R&D centre in Chippenham, UK.
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Initial Demolition Begins for Amtrak's Frederick Douglass Tunnel Program
Amtrak has provided an update on the Frederick Douglass Tunnel Program, with initial demolition having begun in Baltimore.
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UK: Work to Commence on Delivering Midlands Rail Hub
The UK Department for Transport (DfT) has provided an initial 123 million GBP in funding for work to begin on the Midlands Rail Hub.
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Canada: Metrolinx Awards Tunnelling Contract for Eglinton Crosstown West Extension
Metrolinx has contracted Strabag to design and build the second underground segment of the Eglinton Crosstown West Extension through Toronto…
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HS2 Launches TBM Emily to Bore Northolt Tunnel
HS2 has launched its third giant tunnel boring machine (TBM) in London that will construct the Northolt Tunnel.
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Elevated Guideway and Stations Contract Awarded for Toronto's Ontario Line
Infrastructure Ontario and Metrolinx have contracted Trillium Guideway Partners (TGP) to deliver the Ontario Line Elevated Guideway and Stat…
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£21.4 Million Investment for Manchester's Metrolink Tram Network
Metrolink is investing a further 21.4 million GBP to enhance Greater Manchester's light rail network over the next 12 months.