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November 27, 2020 | Infrastructure

Melbourne airport rail route confirmed

THE Australian federal government and state government of Victoria have finalised the route for the planned Melbourne airport rail link, effectively rejecting a proposal from a private consortium to construct a $A 5bn ($US 3.69bn) 6km dedicated tunnel between the city and West Footscray.

November 24, 2020 | Financial

NSW commits record sum to transport infrastructure in 20-21

THE New South Wales state government has allocated a record $A 14bn ($US 10.18bn) in the 2020-21 state budget to support transport infrastructure projects.

November 21, 2020 | Metros

Sydney Metro West construction begins

WORK has officially started on the Sydney Metro West project, which will provide a metro link between Parramatta and Sydney city centre, with preparation work ahead of the arrival of tunnel boring machines (TBMs) at The Bays station site now underway.

November 18, 2020 | Commuter Rail

Victoria allocates $A 2.2bn to kick-start Melbourne suburban loop

THE Victorian state government will allocate $A 2.2bn ($US 1.6bn) in the state budget for early preparatory work on the ambitious 90km, $A 50bn Melbourne suburban rail loop.

November 12, 2020 | Infrastructure

ARTC awards $A 693.8m Inland Rail contract as bidders identified for next stage

THE Australian Rail Track Corporation (ARTC) has awarded the Trans4m Rail joint venture of John Holland and SEE Civil a $A 693.8m ($US 504.3m) contract to upgrade infrastructure on the 171km Narrabri - North Star section, or N2NS Phase 1, of the Inland Rail project.

November 7, 2020 | Infrastructure

IRJ In-Brief - Projects: Bogestra extension opens; Adelaide’s Tonsley Line extension to open in December; bidders come forward for Chennai Line 4.

Germany: The 2.6km €59.3m extension of the Bogestra network between Bochum-Langendreer Markt and Papenholz, Witten, opened on November 1.

October 29, 2020 | Commuter Rail

CEO of Australia’s V/Line sacked over corruption claims

THE board of Victoria’s regional rail network V/Line has sacked its CEO after he appeared before an anti-corruption hearing in Melbourne accused of receiving illicit payments from the contractors employed to clean the operator’s trains.

October 23, 2020 | Infrastructure

Victoria unveils $A 243m plan to rescue Murray Basin freight project

THE government of Victoria, Australia, has released a new business plan to rescue the troubled Murray Basin project, which stalled last year after its entire $A 440m ($US 314.64m) budget was spent before completion.

October 23, 2020 | Australia/NZ

Western Australia awards contract for Perth commuter line

THE State of Western Australia has awarded a contract to construct the $A 700m ($US 497.58m) 21km Morley - Ellenbrook commuter line in Perth to a joint venture of Laing O’Rourke, Australia, and Arup, Britain.

October 20, 2020 | Metros

Sydney Metro awards $A 370m station construction contract

SYDNEY Metro has awarded AW Edwards a $A 370m ($US 260.3m) contract to build Crows Nest station, which will be the first stop for metro services leaving Chatswood towards Sydney city centre when the line is extended in 2024.

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