Milestone Reached in Serbia's First High-Speed Rail Program Peter Reina March 29, 2021 No Comments First 3-km-long viaduct is complete on planned 350-km, $2.9B project, with financing from China and HungaryRead More
UK Court Rules Against Bechtel in High-Speed Rail Contract Dispute Peter Reina March 5, 2021 No Comments Firm sought compensation for not winning contract to build $1.4B station.Read More
Biden and Infrastructure Experts Expect Urbanist Approach From U.S. DOT High-speed rail and electric vehicles likely to be emphasized Aileen Cho February 12, 2021 No Comments CoMotion panel in NYC discussed high-speed rail, congestion pricing and electric vehicles.Read More
High-Speed Rail Developer Says Work on Vegas-to-L.A. Line Could Start This Year Doug Puppel January 14, 2021 One Comment Brightline West, developer of the proposed $8-billion high-speed train between Southern California and Las Vegas—a project that has been on financial hold since last fall—now says the project is back on track.Read More
India Awards First Contract on $3.3B High-Speed Rail Saibal Dasgupta November 17, 2020 No Comments With Larsen & Toubro win, country emphasizes work going to domestic firms.Read More
UK's HS2 Rail Costs Spike $1 Billion One Month After Start Peter Reina October 14, 2020 No Comments Pandemic-related costs could push total higherRead More
Vegas-LA High-Speed Rail Line Can Use Interstate 15 Right-of-Way Jim Parsons July 8, 2020 One Comment Caltrans enters agreement with private entity XpressWest.Read More
UK Gives Green Light to $15.2B in High-Speed Rail Construction Decision gives economic boost to European contractors Peter Reina April 15, 2020 No Comments With more than 8,000 workers on site on one joint venture alone, contractors will have their hands full to manage health and safety.Read More
Texas High-Speed Rail Staff Laid Off Due to COVID-19 Jim Parsons March 31, 2020 No Comments Officials still hope to move forward with $20-billion effort.Read More
UK Prime Minister Clears HS2 Project To Start Construction Despite cost overruns, high-speed London-to-Birmingham rail project gains approval Peter Reina February 11, 2020 No Comments Total projected high-speed line budget now is at $114 billion, $33 billion above previous estimate.Read More