Latest Infrastructure News
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Kansas City Southern Breaks Ground on International Bridge
Kansas City Southern has celebrated the ground breaking of its new International Railroad Bridge spanning the Rio Grande river.
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Island Hopping for Battery Trains: DB Begins Construction of OLE Islands
Deutsche Bahn (DB) will build electrified overhead contact line islands to intermittently charge battery-powered trains in Schleswig-Holstei…
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Chicago Transit Authority Advances Red Line Extension Project
The Chicago Transit Authority (CTA) is seeking qualified companies to design and build its 5.6-mile Red Line extension project.
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New Connecticut River Bridge to Improve Amtrak's Northeast Corridor
Amtrak has announced that in early 2023, it will enter the procurement phase for the construction of a new Connecticut River Bridge.
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HS2 Launches Second TBM to Tunnel Under London
A second 140 metre long, 2,050 tonnes tunnel boring machine (TBM) has begun its journey across London for HS2.
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Network Rail Trials Laser and Plasma Train to Blast Leaves Off the Line
Network Rail has been testing whether laser beams and superheated plasma jets could be effective at clearing leaves off railway lines.
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California High-Speed Rail Board Awards Design Contract for Central Valley Stations
The CHSRA's Board of Directors awarded the design and support services contract for the 4 Central Valley stations on the high-speed line.
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Last of Elizabeth Line Central Section Stations Opens
Bond Street Elizabeth line station opened today, 24 October, with the first Elizabeth line service arriving at the station at 5.47am.
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Sydney Metro West Welcomes First Tunnel Boring Machines
Sydney Metro West's first tunnel boring machines have arrived at The Bays Station to carve out 11-kilometre tunnels to Sydney Olympic Park.
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Final Tracks Laid for Grand Paris Express Line 14 North
RATP teams are laying the last 150 metres of track for line 14 north at the site of the future Saint-Denis Pleyel station in Paris.
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US: Silver Line Extension to Dulles Airport Could Open by Thanksgiving
Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority's (WMTA) Silver Line extension to Dulles Airport will be operationally ready for Thanksgiving…
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UK: Work Begins on HS2’s Longest Cuttings
HS2’s main works contractor, EKFB, has started working on two of the project’s longest cuttings in Buckingham and Oxfordshire.
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ABB to Electrify 730 Kilometres of Rail Track for Lithuanian Railways
ABB will supply Lithuanian Railways with a 25 kV power solution to electrify 730 kilometres of rail track between Vilnius and Klaipeda.
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Italy: Alstom to Supply ERTMS Signalling System for RFI
Alstom has signed a framework agreement with Rete Ferroviaria Italiana (RFI) to deliver an ERTMS supervision and control system across Italy…
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hyperTunnel's Network Rail Project Produces First Underground Structure Built by Robots
hyperTunnel has revealed the world’s first underground structure constructed entirely by robots as part of a project for Network Rail.
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Chicago Metra Awards Contract to Renovate Homewood Station
Metra has awarded a 14.5 million USD contract to IHC Construction to renovate Homewood Station in Chicago.
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US: Metrolink Arrow to Commence Service in San Bernardino County
SBCTA and Metrolink are hosting a ribbon cutting ceremony for the new Arrow service, which is scheduled to commence on Monday 24 October.
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Valley Link Rail to Construct Hydrogen Production Facility in California
The Valley Link Rail project is purchasing 200 acres that will be the site of its green hydrogen production facility.
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US: Aventura Station Nears Completion with Placement of Pedestrian Skybridge
Brightline and contractor Lemartec have topped off Aventura station in Florida with the placement of a 131-foot-long pedestrian skybridge.
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Network Rail to Strengthen Merseyrail Underground Tunnel
Network Rail is using 21st century technology to fix the Merseyrail underground tunnel in Liverpool without disrupting passenger services.
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Germany: STRABAG to Upgrade Berlin’s Köpenick Station for Regional Rail Services
DB Netz has commissioned STRABAG Rail to upgrade the Köpenick rail station to handle regional rail traffic via two new tracks.
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New Interchange Route Opens between Northern Line and DLR at Bank Station
A new interchange route between Bank station’s Northern line concourse and DLR concourse and platforms has been opened.
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UAE: Etihad Rail Completes Tracklaying in Sharjah and Ras Al Khaimah
Etihad Rail has completed the tracklaying works in Sharjah and Ras Al Khaimah as part of the last package for the UAE National Rail Network.
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California High-Speed Rail Applies for 67 Million in Funding to Advance Bakersfield Extension
The California High-Speed Rail Authority has applied for 67 million in federal funding to advance construction of the Bakersfield extension.