Latest Infrastructure News
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Swedish Transport Administration Awards Eastern Link Rail Contracts
Trafikverket has awarded two construction contracts for the Eastern Link (Ostlänken) railway between Järna and Linköping in Sweden.
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Alto Outlines Delivery Path for Québec City–Toronto High-Speed Rail Route
Alto has set out how the Québec City–Toronto high-speed rail project will move from a broad planning corridor to a defined route.
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Northumberland Park Station Receives ORR Authorisation
The Office of Rail and Road has officially authorised the opening of the new Northumberland Park Station in North Tyneside.
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Austin Transit Partnership Selects Contractor for Light Rail Project
Austin Transit Partnership has selected Austin Rail Constructors as the construction contractor for the city’s first light rail system.
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Prime Minister Announces Long-Term Commitments for Welsh Rail
The Prime Minister has backed plans for the creation of seven new railway stations across Wales, amongst a slew of infrastructure upgrades.
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British Steel to Supply 36,000 Tonnes of Rail for Turkish High-Speed Rail Project
British Steel will supply 36,000 tonnes of rail to the ERG International group in Turkey as part of a new 8-figure agreement.
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Egypt: Studies Advance to Extend Alexandria Metro Network
SYSTRA has secured a new contract to carry out studies for planned extensions to the future metro line in Alexandria, Egypt.
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Scotland: Major Work Begins to Electrify Borders Railway
Network Rail has announced that it will begin the first stage of electrification on the Borders Railway on Saturday 21 February.
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California: Parsons Awarded Contract for Pomona–Claremont Light Rail Extension
Parsons will carry out design and engineering work for the Foothill Gold Line light rail extension in eastern Los Angeles County.
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TII Begins Selection Process for First Major Design & Build Contracts for MetroLink
Transport Infrastructure Ireland has begun the selection process of prospective bidders for two MetroLink civil infrastructure packages.
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Romania: TERNA–Alstom JV Selected as Contractor for €1 Billion Rail Upgrade
A TERNA and Alstom joint venture has been selected as the contractor for two large-scale railway modernisation schemes in Romania.
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CPK Seeks Contract Engineer for Port Polska Railway Node
CPK has invited 20 companies and consortia to submit new contract engineering bids for a new railway node as part of the Port Polska project…
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West of England to Develop Mass Transit Rail Link to Bristol Airport
The West of England Combined Authority has unveiled a Transport Vision with a high-capacity mass transit rail link to Bristol Airport.
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TfL Unveils Two New Customer Toilets at Morden Underground Station
Transport for London (TfL) has officially unveiled a set of two new customer toilets at Morden Underground station.
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Saudi Arabia and Qatar to Establish 785 km High-Speed Electric Rail Link
The Saudi Cabinet has approved an agreement to establish a high-speed electric rail service linking Saudi Arabia and Qatar.
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AECOM and WSP to Provide Detailed Design Services for Sydney Metro West Systems
AECOM and WSP have been appointed to deliver detailed design services for the Sydney Metro West Linewide Systems package.
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Planning Permission Approved for Liverpool Street Station Redevelopment
Planning permission has been approved for Network Rail's large-scale redevelopment of Liverpool Street station.
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Alstom Celebrates Opening of Toronto's Line 5 Eglinton
Line 5 Eglinton, a new transit line running across midtown Toronto, opened on 9 February, using Alstom's light rail vehicles.
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SYSTRA to Advise on Construction of Copenhagen M4 Extension
SYSTRA Denmark has been awarded a new contract to assist with Copenhagen metro operator Metroselskabet's M4 line extension.
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Land Acquisition Process Begins for DART+ South West
Work has now begun on formal land acquisition processes for 750 directly impacted landowners along Ireland's DART+ South West route.
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Deutsche Bahn Begins Major Rail Corridor Renovations
DB InfraGO has begun rail corridor renovation projects on the Hagen–Wuppertal–Cologne and Nuremberg–Regensburg lines.
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North Carolina: Salisbury to Asheville Rail Line Promises $1 Billion Economic Boost
A rail corridor linking Salisbury and Asheville would generate thousands of jobs and hundreds of millions of dollars in economic activity.
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US: Congress Pledges $94 Million Toward Mobility Projects for 2028 Olympic Games
Congress has pledged $94.3 million worth of funding toward mobility related projects for the 2028 Olympic and Paralympic Games.
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HS2: Porous Portals Completed on Northern End of Chiltern Tunnel
HS2 has announced the completion of construction on two large portal extensions at the northern end of the tunnel beneath the Chiltern Hills…