New action plans seek to reduce Link project delays
New report ascribes significant delays to four major projects to expand Seattle’s regional Link light rail service to construction issues, pandemic-related challenges and industrial action .
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UKTram bolsters engineering capacity
Phillip Terry joins as Lead Engineer, taking forward a number of key initiatives as the trade body seeks to grow its engineering competence and enhance collaboration between the sector.
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San Diego light rail figures show strong recovery
Latest MTS figures show a 52% year-on-year increase in light rail trips compared to 2021. A 66% boost in Blue line patronage follows the November 2021 opening of the 18km (11-mile) Mid-Coast Trolley Extension.
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Tenders called for Guadalajara LRT line 4
With a construction period of 22 months, the 21km (13-mile) addition to Guadalajara’s light rail network is expected to open in 2024.
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Nizhny Tagil ‘retro’ trams enter service
Russian city receives low-floor ‘sightseeing’ trams from Uraltransmash, a gift from the regional government of Sverdlovsk oblast to mark its 300th anniversary.
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MBTA Orange and Green line closures
Subway and light rail service suspensions announced for August and September to address maintenance backlogs and allow completion of new connecting lines.
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New delays to Edmonton’s Valley Line Southeast LRT
September opening of Edmonton’s new low-floor line postponed following the discovery of cracks in the line’s elevated sections.
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Canberra places CAF order as Stage 2A works begin
ACT Government places AUD181.2m order for five more Urbos low-floor trams, retrofitting the existing fleet with onboard energy storage and depot expansion.
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EUR456m for tram and metro projects in Rome
Two new tram routes, an extension of metro line C and the purchase of 40 new low-floor trams funded in agreement with the Italian Ministry of Sustainable Infrastructure and Mobility .
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Two shortlisted for Calgary Green line
Following a Request for Qualifications (RFQ) in March, two consortia have been shortlisted for the design-build-finance contract for the first 18km (11.2-mile) phase of Calgary’s Green light rail line.
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