CANADIAN finance minister Mr Bill Morneau announced details of phase 1 of the federal government's new infrastructure plan, which was unveiled as part of the 2016 budget on March 22.
DPMK, the public transport operator in the Slovakian city of Košice has exercised an option worth around €19m with Pragoimex, Czech Republic, for 13 additional VarioLFplus trams.
THE mayor of Seattle Mr Ed Murray and Sound Transit CEO Mr Peter Rogoff officially inaugurated the city's University Link light rail extension on March 18, when hundreds of guests took their first trip on the 5.1km underground line from Westlake station in the city centre to University of Washington (Husky Stadium).
CIMIC subsidiary CPB Contractors (formerly Leighton Contractors) has been awarded a contract to construct Queensland's Gold Coast Light Rail Stage Two and complete the 7.3km extension in time for the Gold Coast 2018 Commonwealth Games.
SPORVEIEN Oslo, which operates the light rail and metro network in the Norwegian capital, invites companies to prequalify by May 2 for a contract to supply a fleet of low-floor LRVs.
Three major new line construction projects are underway in Israel which will extend the network to new areas and improve connectivity. Kevin Smith profiles the A1 Link, the Valley Line, and Acre - Carmiel line projects.
AUSTRIAN local railway operator Stern & Hafferl (StH) launched its new fleet of metre-gauge Vossloh Tramlink V3 LRVs in a ceremony at the company's newly-commissioned Vorchdorf depot on March 12.
ATTIKO Metro has launched an international tender for a contract to supply 25 low-floor LRVs for the extension of the Athens tram network to Piraeus.
SWITZERLAND's Federal Office of Transport (BAV) has approved construction of the initial 4.6km phase of the light rail network Lausanne.
A draft study evaluating high-capacity transit options for the city of Ann Arbor, Michigan, and the University of Michigan has recommended light rail for the project.
