NORWEGIAN infrastructure manager Bane Nor and contractors Strabag and Skanska celebrated the successful boring of the Mount Ulriken tunnel on August 29, a key part of the Arna - Bergen line revitalisation project.
THE Swedish city of Lund will launch construction of its first modern light rail line on February 15, when a groundbreaking ceremony will be held outside the University of Lund Faculty of Engineering.
LONG Island Rail Road (LIRR) has awarded two design-build contracts for track-doubling on part of the Ronkonkoma branch.
LOS ANGELES County Metropolitan Transportation Authority (LACMTA) has signed a $US 918m design-build contract with a joint venture of Skanska and Traylor Brothers for the 3km Regional Connector light rail link in Los Angeles city centre.
HORDALAND County Council and Bergen Bybanen have signed a NKr 532m ($US 90.2m) contract with Skanska Norway for the construction of two sections of the third phase extension of Bergen's light rail line from Lagunen to Flesland Airport.