Latest Infrastructure News
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California High-Speed Rail Authority Receives $20 Million to Revitalise Fresno Depot
California High-Speed Rail Authority has won funding for its Fresno High-Speed Rail Station Historic Depot Renovation and Plaza Activation P…
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Brightline Completes Construction on Orlando Extension
Brightline has finished construction on extending its intercity rail service to Orlando, Florida ahead of the route launching this summer.
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EU Awards €64 Million to Support Poland's First High-Speed Railway Line
The European Commission has awarded funding to CPK to support preparation works for the high-speed railway between Warsaw and Łódź, Poland.
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Alstom’s Automated Innovia Monnorail Enters Service in Bangkok
Alstom’s automated Innovia monorail system has commenced passenger service on the MRT Yellow Line in Bangkok, Thailand.
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Germany: Siemens and SWEG Open Depot for Battery-Powered Trains
Siemens Mobility and SWEG are opening a rail depot in Offenburg, Germany to maintain the Mireo Plus B battery-powered trains.
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TfL Submits Strategic Outline Case for DLR Extension to Thamesmead
Transport for London (TfL) has submitted a Strategic Outline Case on the proposed extension of the DLR to Thamesmead and Beckton Riverside.
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HS2 Unveils Tunnel Boring Machine to Dig Bromford Tunnel in the West Midlands
HS2 has released the first images of the tunnel boring machine that will dig Bromford Tunnel between North Warwickshire and Birmingham.
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HDR to Manage Utah's FrontRunner Strategic Double Track Project
The Utah Department of Transportation has selected a HDR-led team to manage its FrontRunner Strategic Double Track project.
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Network Rail Completes Track Upgrades in Midland Main Line Tunnels
Network Rail has completed 16 days of major track upgrades in the Clay Cross and Milford tunnels in Derbyshire.
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Philadelphia: I-95 Highway Collapse Highlights Need for Roosevelt Boulevard Subway
The recent collapse of a section of the I-95 highway has highlighted the value of the proposed Roosevelt Boulevard Subway in Philadelphia.
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US: Plan Approved for Phase 1 of Austin Light Rail Project
The Austin Transit Partnership, Austin City Council and CapMetro have approved the first phase of the Austin Light Rail project.
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Nexus to Upgrade Electrification Equipment for Newcastle Metro
Nexus has contracted Furrer+Frey to renew Newcastle Metro's electrification equipment to help improve the system's reliability.
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Amtrak Applies for Grants to Improve Northeast Corridor and Long Distance Network
Amtrak has submitted applications for FRA funding to advance Northeast Corridor projects and improve reliability on its long-distance networ…
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UK: Work Begins on New Cambridge South Rail Station
Construction is now underway on a new, 4-platform station at Cambridge Biomedical Campus as part of the UK's upcoming East-West Rail route.
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Tunnelling Begins on Sydney Metro West Line
Sydney Metro has launched the first two tunnel boring machines (TBMs) to carve out a section of the 24-kilometre Sydney Metro West line.
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Chicago Transit Authority to Begin Construction on New Red Line Stations
The Chicago Transit Authority (CTA) is set to begin construction on four new Red Line stations at Lawrence, Argyle, Berwyn and Bryn Mawr.
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Sweden: Systra to Project Manage Construction of New Tramway in Uppsala
The city of Uppsala has selected Systra to provide project management services for the construction of its first tramway.
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UK: Department for Transport Advances Plan for East West Rail Line
The Department for Transport (DfT) has announced the preferred route alignment from Bedford to Cambridge for the new East West Rail line.
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TBM Arrives at Broadway-City Hall in Vancouver for Broadway Subway Project
Tunnel-boring machine (TBM), Phyllis has broken through to the Broadway-City Hall Station on the Broadway Subway Project in Vancouver.
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Minnesota's Northern Lights Express Service Approved for State Funding
Minnesota legislature has approved 195 million USD in funding for the Northern Light Express (NLX) passenger rail project.
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Construction Permit Issued for Rail Baltica Pärnu Passenger Terminal
The Pärnu City government has issued a construction permit for Rail Baltica to build the Pärnu international passenger terminal in Estonia.
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Romania: Consortium Selected to Deliver Cluj-Napoca Metro Line 1
Alstom, Gulermak and Arcada have been contracted by Cluj-Napoca in Transylvania, Romania to construct the city's metro line 1.
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UK Government Invests £72 Million to Improve Train Services in Manchester
The UK government has announced a 72 million GBP package to help deliver more reliable trains in Manchester.
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Network Rail Completes Work on £80 Million Dawlish Sea Wall
Dawlish Sea Wall is set to open to the public at 2pm on 25 May following an 80 million GBP investment to help protect the key railway line.