Urban transport project news – Page 80
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NewsSamarkand receives trams
UZBEKISTAN: Preliminary works for the construction of a tram line in Samarkand began on October 16 with the removal of grassed median strips on some roads. The 8 km first phase of the route would connect the city’s main railway station with Sat-Tepo and is due to enter service ...
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Metro Report InternationalPublic inquiry for Line 3 extension in Saint-Etienne
FRANCE: A public inquiry is being held from October 17 to November 21 in order to consider plans to extend Line 3 of the 1 000 mm gauge tram network in Saint-Etienne. Developed following initial public consultation that took place between June 2015 and May 2016, the route would run ...
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Metro Report InternationalMumbai metro Line 3 breaks ground
INDIA: Groundbreaking ceremonies were held October 21 for Line 3 of the Mumbai metro, following the award of contracts for all seven works packages. The 33·5 km north-south route will link Colaba with Santacruz Electronics Export Processing Zone via Bandra. There will be one at-grade and 26 underground stations. ...
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Metro Report InternationalLiège tram prequalification restarts
BELGIUM: Three consortia have submitted bids to prequalify for a revised design-build-finance-maintain concession to build the planned 12·5 km tram route in Liège. The three proposals opened on October 12 were submitted by: Alstom with BAM PPP PGGM;CAF, Colas and DIF; Škoda Transportation with Vinci, CFE and Meridam. Société Régionale ...
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Metro Report InternationalHurontario light rail request for qualifications issued
CANADA: Infrastructure Ontario and Greater Toronto transport agency Metrolinx have issued a request for qualifications seeking parties interested in a contract to design, build, finance, operate and maintain the planned Hurontario Light Rail Transit project. The 20 km line to the west of Toronto would run from Port Credit GO ...
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Metro Report InternationalT4 extension gets underway in Paris
FRANCE: Ceremonies were held to the east of Paris on October 18 to mark the start of work on the 6·5 km tram-train route T4 extension to Clichy-sous-Bois and Montfermeil. Participating in the event were Valérie Pécresse, President of the Ile-de-France region, and Minister of Cities, Youth & Sport Patrick ...
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Metro Report InternationalParramatta Light Rail infrastructure adviser appointed
AUSTRALIA: The New South Wales government has appointed Arup as its infrastructure technical adviser for the Parramatta Light Rail project in western Sydney. Arup said it would provide support across all technical disciplines and urban design aspirations for the corridor. Intended to support a predicted westwards shift ...
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NewsWork resumes on Napoli metro Line 7
ITALY: Construction work has restarted on metro Line 7 in Napoli, having been suspended in 2012 due to financial constraints. The occasion was marked by a ceremony at the unfinished Monte Sant’Angelo station on September 20, attended by President of the Campania region Vincenzo De Luca and ...
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NewsEglinton Crosstown LRT tunnelling completed in Toronto
CANADA: Tunnel boring for Toronto’s Eglinton Crosstown Light Rail Transit project was completed on August 17 when TBMs Don and Humber broke through at Yonge Street after a 3·3 km journey from a site just east of Brentcliffe Road. Each of the two TBMs boring the eastern ...
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NewsFirst Honolulu metro phase 2 contract awarded
USA: Honolulu Authority for Rapid Transportation announced on July 19 that it had awarded a contract for the next phase of the city’s light metro line to a joint venture of Shimmick Construction, Traylor Bros and Granite Construction. Worth $874·8m, the design-build contract covers 8·4 km of elevated alignment ...
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NewsMaryland Purple Line receives TIFIA loan
USA: Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx announced on June 15 that the Purple Line light rail project in the northern suburbs of Washington DC is to receive an $874·6m Transportation Infrastructure Finance & Innovation Act loan. Financial close has now been achieved on the PPP contract for the ...
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NewsMontréal automated light metro proposal unveiled
CANADA: Proposals for the development of a 67 km automated metro eparate from the existing metro in Montréal have been unveiled by CDPQ Infra, a subsidiary of public pension and insurance investor Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec that was established last year to study infrastructure projects suggested by ...
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NewsFirst Honolulu metro cars arrive
USA: The first two metro cars for the driverless light metro arrived in Honolulu on March 24 from Hitachi Rail Italy’s factory in Pittsburg, California. The bodies were assembled in Reggio Calabria in Italy, before the cars were fitted out in Pittsburg. Shipping was co-ordinated by Baggio, with Pasha ...
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NewsMaryland Purple Line PPP contractor selected
USA: Maryland Department of Transportation has selected the Purple Line Transit Partners consortium of Meridiam (70%), Fluor Enterprises (15%) and Star America (15%) as preferred bidder for the 25·7 km Purple Line light rail line serving the northern suburbs of Washington DC. The PPP contract for ...
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NewsHonolulu breaks ground on first metro station
USA: Construction of the first Honolulu Rail Transit station officially started with a groundbreaking ceremony on February 25. Honolulu Authority for Rapid Transit and contractor Hawaiian Dredging Construction Co were joined by city and state officials at West Loch station. Hawaiian Dredging Construction Co is building West Loch under ...
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NewsRhein-Ruhr-Express operating contracts signed
GERMANY: Contracts for the operation of Rhein-Ruhr-Express passenger services from December 2018 to December 2033 were signed by National Express, Abellio and a group of five transport authorities at a ceremony in Hamm on October 19. The five RRX routes totalling around 14·6 million train-km per year were tendered as ...
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NewsHonolulu awards metro stations contract
USA: Honolulu Authority for Rapid Transportation has awarded a contract to build the three westernmost stations on the Honolulu light metro line, it announced on July 16. Nan Inc. submitted the lowest bid to build Hoopili, University of Hawaii West Oahu and East Kapolei stations. Its bid of $56·1m ...
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Metro Report InternationalRiyadh metro operations prequalification
SAUDI ARABIA: Arriyadh Development Authority has invited interested parties to prequalify for operation of the metro, with a deadline of June 1. Work is progressing on the six-line network. The Governor of Riyadh Prince Faisal bin Bandar officially activated the first tunnel boring machine for the ...
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NewsKraków plans three-line metro network
POLAND: The city of Kraków’s spatial planning team has published a study for a three-line metro, which has been endorsed by Mayor Jacek Majchrowski. The report targets construction to start in 2018 if the city authorities approve financing estimated at 3bn złoty. A significant part of this ...
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Metro Report InternationalRiyadh metro construction contracts awarded
SAUDI ARABIA: Arriyadh Development Authority announced the winners of three turnkey contracts for the construction of a 176 km six-line driverless metro network in Riyadh on July 29. The overall budget for the metro is €16·3bn, making it one of the world’s largest public infrastructure projects. Design work is to ...