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April 21, 2020 | Light Rail

Hurontario light rail technical advisory services contract awarded

METROLINX and Infrastructure Ontario have appointed Stantec to provide technical advisory services for the 18km Hurontario light rail project in Canada.

April 20, 2020 | Infrastructure

Phase 2 of Mayan Train project attracts 15 bidders

MEXICO’S National Fund for Tourism Protection (Fonatur) has received 15 bids to construct the 235km second section of the $US 7.4bn Mayan Train project.

April 16, 2020 | Infrastructure

Virgin Trains USA granted $US 600m in bonds for Las Vegas HS project

CALIFORNIA’s Debt Limit Allocation Committee has approved $US 600m in tax-exempt bonds for the $US 4.8bn Virgin Trains USA high-speed project between Las Vegas and Victorville.

April 9, 2020 | Policy

UIC/UITP call for rapid deployment of exception measures to maintain public transport

FOUR associations are calling on governments to take exceptional measures to maintain public transport services for essential workers during the coronavirus pandemic and to ensure their survival.

March 31, 2020 | Infrastructure

Texas Central says coronavirus could impact high-speed project delivery

TEXAS Central, the company developing a 390km, 320km/h high-speed line from Dallas to Houston, says it is likely that the coronavirus pandemic will impact delivery of the project because of the number of international partners involved.

March 31, 2020 | Light Rail

Three consortia in running for Edmonton light rail project

THREE consortia have been shortlisted for a public-private partnership (PPP) scheme to design, build and partially finance the City of Edmonton’s Valley Line West Light Rail Transit (LRT) project, following a request for submissions which closed on February 24.

March 27, 2020 | Financial

Rail benefits from $US 2 trillion US coronavirus stimulus package

THE US Senate unanimously passed its $US 2 trillion coronavirus stimulus package, which includes specific funding for passenger rail and public transport, on March 26.

March 24, 2020 | Metros

Public transit use drops worldwide during coronavirus crackdown

PUBLIC transport networks around the world have witnessed drastic drops in passengers over the past three weeks as commuters voluntarily stayed home or were ordered to remain in their houses to combat the spread of coronavirus.

March 24, 2020 | Financial

US transit agencies lobby congress for $US 25bn aid package

A coalition of 10 US transit agencies have sent an open letter to the US Congress urgently requesting that the federal relief package includes at least $US 25bn of dedicated support for public transport agencies.

March 23, 2020 | Metros

UITP publishes guidelines for operators to combat coronavirus

THE International Association of Public Transport (UITP) has published guidelines to help operators deal with the coronavirus outbreak.

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