The Australian Railway Association (ARA)’s 2020-2022 strategic plan lays out reforms required to support increased modal share for the...
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The technology behind Sydney Trains’ world-class Rail Operations Centre
Infrastructure Journalist, , Asset Management, Features, NSW, Planning, Rail, Risk management, Smart Infrastructure, Sponsored Editorial, Technology, Telecommunications, Transport, Utilities, 2Sydney’s bustling rail network and its associated train stations service thousands of commuters each day. Sydney Trains has recently...
WA Government awards $400 million Tonkin Gap contract
Infrastructure Journalist, , Asset Management, Bridges, Civil Construction, Company news, Congestion, Contracts awarded, COVID-19, Investment, News, Planning, Policy, Projects, Rail, Regional, Roads, Transport, WA, 0The Western Australian Government has awarded a $400 million contract to fix a bottleneck on Tonkin Highway, fast-tracking the...
New package of works for METRONET
Imogen Hartmann, , Civil Construction, Freight & Logistics, News, Projects, Rail, Roads, Safety and Training, Transport, WA, 0The Western Australian Government has announced that six level crossings will be removed along the Armadale Line between Victoria...
PM commits $1.5 billion to infrastructure including fast-tracking 15 major projects
Infrastructure Journalist, , Civil Construction, COVID-19, Disaster Management, Energy, Features, Investment, News, NSW, Planning, Policy, Projects, QLD, Rail, Regional, Roads, Safety and Training, Spotlight, Sustainability, Telecommunications, Transport, Urban Development, WA, 1The Federal Government will fast-track investment in critical infrastructure projects including Inland Rail; the Marinus Link; the Olympic Dam...
All four Metro Tunnel boring machines in the ground
Imogen Hartmann, , Civil Construction, News, Projects, Rail, Transport, VIC, 0The fourth of the Melbourne Metro Tunnel’s boring machines, Meg, has been relaunched in North Melbourne, to work on...
EOIs open for new Inland Rail contract
Infrastructure Journalist, , Civil Construction, Freight & Logistics, Investment, News, Open tenders, Planning, Projects, Rail, Regional, Transport, VIC, 0The Australian Rail Track Corporation (ARTC) has called for Expressions of Interest (EOIs) for a new design and construction...
Parramatta Light Rail construction to revitalise district
Infrastructure Journalist, , Asset Management, Civil Construction, COVID-19, Investment, News, NSW, Planning, Policy, Projects, Rail, Transport, Urban Development, 0Major construction works on the Parramatta Light Rail project have begun on “Eat Street”, as part of a move...
Brisbane Metro selects main construction tenderer
Infrastructure Journalist, , Civil Construction, Company news, Contracts awarded, COVID-19, Investment, News, Planning, Policy, Projects, QLD, Rail, Roads, Spotlight, Sustainability, Transport, 0Brisbane City Council has chosen its preferred tenderer for a Collaborative Partnership to deliver the construction works on the...
Railway revolution: a competent partner in rail
Infrastructure Journalist, , Asset Management, Civil Construction, Company news, Projects, Rail, Sponsored Editorial, Technology, Transport, 0A long-standing business partnership has fostered the development of new rail cut-off wheels with the capability to machine railway...
National Rail Action Plan creates government-industry partnership
Infrastructure Journalist, , Asset Management, Features, Freight & Logistics, News, Planning, Policy, Rail, Regional, Spotlight, Transport, 0Leaders from the rail sector have formed key partnerships with representatives from federal, state and territory governments to progress...
Construction on Western Sydney Airport rail line to begin in 2020
Infrastructure Journalist, , Airport, Civil Construction, COVID-19, Investment, News, NSW, Planning, Policy, Projects, Rail, Regional, Spotlight, Transport, Urban Development, 0Construction is set to commence in 2020 on the $11 billion Sydney Metro – Western Sydney Airport rail line,...
Two more Cross River Rail subcontracts awarded
Infrastructure Journalist, , Civil Construction, Company news, Investment, News, Planning, Policy, Projects, QLD, Rail, Spotlight, Transport, Urban Development, 1The Queensland Government has awarded a local business two subcontracts worth approximately $6 million to deliver piling works on...
Inland Rail economic study shows growth for regional NSW
Infrastructure Journalist, , Civil Construction, Features, Freight & Logistics, Investment, News, NSW, Planning, Policy, Projects, Rail, Regional, Spotlight, 0The Federal Government has released the Inland Rail economic study, which shows the project has created growth in jobs...
Developing new acoustic damping designs for rail infrastructure
Infrastructure Journalist, , Company news, Freight & Logistics, Planning, Projects, Rail, Risk management, Sponsored Editorial, Technology, Transport, Tunnels, Urban Development, 0Australia’s federal rail infrastructure pipeline demands the deployment of a range of technically complex products – but vibration and...
NSW Gov awards two rail construction contracts worth $600 million
Infrastructure Journalist, , Asset Management, Company news, Contracts awarded, Investment, News, NSW, Planning, Policy, Projects, Rail, Spotlight, Transport, Urban Development, 2The NSW Government has awarded two contracts for modernisation and upgrade works on the state’s rail network, worth a...
Variable speed limit signs trialled on NSW Highway
Infrastructure Journalist, , Asset Management, Congestion, Intelligent Transport Systems, News, NSW, Planning, Policy, Projects, Regional, Roads, Signals, Transport, 0Variable Speed Limit (VSL) signs have been successfully trialled along a new southbound overtaking lane on the Newell Highway...
Two METRONET construction contracts awarded
Imogen Hartmann, , Civil Construction, Contracts awarded, News, Planning, Projects, Rail, Transport, WA, 0Two major METRONET project contracts have been awarded for the Bayswater Station upgrade and the removal of the Denny...
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