Infrastructure

A 'landscape' bridge has been opened in Stockholm, providing a corridor for wildlife to safely pass over the railway. The 63 metre-long bridge is situated in the suburb of Kallhäll and connects a large residential area with Görväln Nature Reserve. The...

The Philippines government has committed to building a 106km elevated railway line from the capital city of Manila to Clark, with work expected to start later this year. Philippine National Railways general manager Junn Magno said the project will help...

The UK's rail minister has told parliament that Crossrail is almost 85 per cent complete. In a written statement, Paul Maynard - who recently saw HS2 added to his portfolio - said that all central tunnel section platforms have been complete,...

Italian company Ansaldo Signalling and Transportation Systems (Ansaldo STS) has been given a €100 million two-year contract in its native country. The engineering firm will provide technical assistance and maintenance and repair and will upgrade systems on the RFI network...

The first phase of Napoli Afragola, one of 13 new stations for Italy’s high-speed rail network, was inaugurated on 6 June by Italian Prime Minister Paolo Gentiloni, who called it a “remarkable achievement”. Located 4.4 miles (12km) north of Naples centre, the majestic £52 million (about €60 million) building was designed by Zaha Hadid Architects […]

MTR has successfully installed the first of 11 precast concrete tunnel units for the Shatin to Central Link (SCL) cross-harbour tunnel in Hong Kong. The unit was immersed into the water thanks to 4,500m3 ballast tanks and installed into dredged trenches...

Kenya and Uganda's respective ministers for transport have jointly reaffirmed their commitment to extending Kenya's standard gauge railway to Uganda. Monica Azuba, Uganda's minister for transport, and James Macharia, Kenya's cabinet secretary for transport, discussed strategies for speeding up the project's...

A joint venture between McConnell Dowell and Martinus Rail has been appointed by freight operator V/Line to deliver stages 2, 3 and 4 of the Murray Basin Rail Project in Australia. Work is expected to begin within weeks to standardise and upgrade...

A video has been released which gives an insight into the workings of the huge new site that will manufacture the 70,000 tonne segments for the Fehmarnbelt tunnel. The site at Rødbyhavn, Denmark, which will be equivalent to the size of...

A John Holland CPB Contractors Ghella Joint Venture has been awarded the $2.81 billion contract to construct a twin-bore tunnel beneath Sydney Harbour for the Sydney Metro project. Work will begin straight away, says Transport for NSW, with the first...