Infrastructure

The Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) has launched a competition to find innovation solutions to boost New York subway's capacity and reliability. A statement from MTA said that "quick and efficient" solutions were needed as industry standards currently "cannot improve service as...

Boosting safety and efficiency is at the heart of a new $49 million investment from Union Pacific into its Missouri infrastructure. Of the total investment, $43 million will be spent maintaining track and $3 million on maintaining bridges in the state. This covers $12...

Astaldi has strengthened its presence in Poland after being awarded a joint contract worth €171 million to rebuild the railway between Wschodnia and Dorohusk. Along with Zhol Zhondeushi (25 per cent), PBDiM (5 per cent) and C.L.F. (5 per cent), Astaldi...

MyHSR Corporation has awarded two reference design consultancy contracts for the Malaysian-Singapore high-speed rail project. Systra and Meinhardt have secured the deal from the firm responsible for the development of the new corridor, which is one of the largest transport infrastructure projects in...

Network Rail has completed track and station improvements at Shenfield as part of ongoing work on Crossrail. At Shenfield, engineers have built a new Crossrail-dedicated platform and three new sidings to increase capacity in preparation for the new service. In addition, the entire rail junction at Shenfield, including track, signals and overhead power lines, has been improved […]

The Federal Government of Australia and the State Government of Western Australia have reached an agreement to invest $2.3 billion on road and rail infrastructure in the region. The combined investment covers 17 schemes, including injecting $1.2 billion into Metronet, a project that...

The development of the UK’s first tram-train network has reached a major milestone after the installation of a ‘crucial’ junction. This Easter, Network Rail completed the track connection at Tinsley that will link Sheffield’s Supertram network with the national rail network. From the junction, a new section of track called the Tinsley Chord will be built to allow services to travel between […]

The SNP has said it will look at expanding Glasgow's subway network if it is successful in the upcoming local elections. Announced in its manifesto for Scotland's largest city, the political party has declared its intention to support the extension, which would be...

Transport body BVG has achieved a milestone in the construction of an extension of the Berlin U-Bahn which will connect the U5 and U55 lines. Berlin's mayor, Michael Mueller, attended a ceremony to witness the final breakthrough for the 'U5...

Network Rail has completed the electrification of 19 km of the Great Western Main Line (GWML) between Stockley Junction and Maidenhead. As well as allowing Great Western Railway (GWR) to extend its electric services - which currently terminate at Hayes &...