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Laing takes Barcelona metro stake
UK-based John Laing Infrastructure Fund acquires effective 40% stake in Line 9 Section II metro project in Spain
Chinese construction company wins Kenya rail project
China Communications Construction Co seals contract to work on Mombasa-Malaba rail link
Vinci opens Sweden railway tunnels
“Most important railways infrastructure in 40 years” has two parallel tunnels at length of nearly 5,500m and interior diameter of about 9m
EIB funds Austrian rail expansion
Austrian Federal Railways (ÖBB) and European Investment Bank (EIB) sign €1.8 billion contract to expand and modernise routes in the south of country
Samsung C&T wins Singapore rail project
The US$ 394.7 million contract will see the construction of the Marine Parade station and its associated tunnels
Hiap Tong puts Grove to work in Singapore
Singapore-based crane rental-company, Hiap Tong Crane & Transport, used a Grove GMK4100 to help with the construction of a new Mass Rapid Transit (MRT) metro line in Singapore
Bam consortium formed for Belgium tram line
The €200 million contract will see Dutch-based Bam, PGGM and Cofely Fabricom carry out the construction and maintenance of Northern Line tram, in Antwerp
Hong Kong station by Leighton-Gammon
Leighton-Gammon joint-venture company has put seven Liebherr tower cranes to work on the West Kowloon Terminus Station North in Hong Kong
BAM wins railway contract
Phase one in Scottish project to include double-tracking, new stations, signalling systems and platform extensions
Riyadh Metro breakthrough
FCC-led FAST consortium completes 1.2 km section of Saudi capital’s new green line
Chinese consortium in pole position for Indonesian rail link
Proposal includes financing for the country’s US$ 5.4 billion first high speed rail link
Chinese partners for LA to Las Vegas high-speed link
Giant state-owned contractors have signed-up to a joint venture to develop, finance, build and operate an inter-city high-speed rail link in the Western US
Green light for Scottish freight terminal
Proposals for €369 million railfreight terminal near Glasgow, approved by Scottish Ministers, despite initial opposition from local council
Crossrail 2 push
Mayor of London announces creation of the Crossrail 2 Growth Commission, while UK business leaders call on government to back scheme
CIMIC to build China-Hong Kong border crossing
Rail terminus contract on Hong Kong‐Zhuhai‐Macao link valued at US$ 890 million
Carillion, Kier, Eiffage join forces for UK rail scheme
Three companies announce joint venture partnership to support delivery of High Speed 2 (HS2) rail project
Contract awarded for Tel Aviv light rail
China Railway Group subsidiary to lead joint venture for design & build work on the 23 km Red Line
China Railway Group wins Astana metro
Light railway to be built in Kazakh capital ahead of 2017 International Exposition
Feature: Tunnelling
Some of the suppliers in the tunnelling sector have changed over recent years, but there still seems to be a steady flow of work, albeit often challenging.
FCC and Odebrecht land second Panama metro contract
Joint venture awarded US$ 1.86 billion contract for Line 2 of the Panama City Metro. They previously constructed Line 1 from 2010 to 2013
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