NEW Zealand's government says it will pay up to half of the $NZ 2.86bn ($US 2.21bn) cost of constructing the proposed 3.5km underground City Rail Loop in Auckland. However, the timeframe for starting the project has been extended to 2020 with no completion date specified.
BRITAIN's infrastructure manager, Network Rail (NR), has invited bids by September for the £400m project to electrify the Edinburgh – Falkirk – Glasgow main line, which is part of the Scottish government's £650m Edinburgh-Glasgow Improvement Programme.