Latest Infrastructure News
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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.
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Rail Live! And How to Stay That Way!
Last week, Rail Live! addressed some of the major safety challenges associated with railway operations globally.
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UK: Next Phase of Transpennine Route Upgrade Gains £3.9bn in Funding
The UK's Rail Minister, Huw Merriman has confirmed 3.9 billion GBP in funding for the next phase of the Transpennine Route Upgrade project. …
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UK: Key Milestone for Mass Transit System at HS2 Interchange
A new contractor is being sought to lead the enabling works programme for the new Automated People Mover at Interchange Station in Solihull.
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UK: Dartmoor Line Celebrates 550,000 Passenger Journeys
The West Devon town of Okehampton recently held a community celebration for the second anniversary of its fully reopened Dartmoor Line.
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Scotland: Network Rail Awards Contracts for Electrification of East Kilbride Line
Network Rail has awarded contracts valued at 61.5 million GBP for the delivery of the East Kilbride Enhancement Project in Scotland.