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What lessons can the world learn from HS2?
Professor CK Mak, a former Hong Kong development secretary, who chaired the Institution of Civil Engineers report into the cancellation of HS2’s northern leg, asks what lessons can be learned from it
Plan emerges for UK rail link to replace cancelled northern leg of HS2
Industry heavyweights urge government to consider 80km-long rail project
Aecom selected as program manager for US$8.3bn rail extension project
The 1.3-mile rail extension is expected to be constructed mainly below ground using cut-and-cover and mined tunnelling methods
Video | Contractors slide 3,700-tonne HS2 viaduct deck up a hill
Contractors complete an eight-month operation to slide a 3,700-tonne viaduct deck into place
EIB lends Poland’s top utility €230m to upgrade power systems on rail network
The contract includes the construction of 43 electrical substations in Poland
JV receives US$2.9b contract for Chicago rail expansion project
A joint venture received a US$2.9b contract for a Chicago rail expansion project
Contractor awarded $1.6bn worth of track and stations work for Honolulu rapid transit system
US-based contractor Tutor Perini has won nearly $1.7 billion worth of construction work on a new rapid transit system in Honolulu, Hawaii
WATCH: Balfour Beatty Vinci JV places new 84m bridge for UK HS2 megaproject
Contractors for the UK’s HS2 rail project moved in place an 84m bridge
Australian government releases first tenders for US$17bn rail project
Government officials said initial tenders were released for a US$17 billion rail project
Chicago’s US$3.6bn Red Line extension gets additional federal funding
A Chicago rail extension project received new federal funding
Historic California rail extension project expected to create 75,000 jobs
A rail project in California is expected to create 75,000 jobs
Poland megaproject launches tender for 4.6km rail tunnel
The company says that this will be the third major construction contract for project 
HS2 downgrade has cost UK taxpayers more than £2 billion
The UK government’s decision last year to cut back the HS2 high speed rail link has cost taxpayers more than £2 billion (US$2.6 billion) 
Skanska to upgrade railway in Czech Republic
Skanska says that the project includes the modernization of two railway stations
Down Under: The challenges of building Sydney’s mega metro
Comprising the first tunnel drilled under Sydney Harbour and Australia’s biggest station cavern, Australia’s biggest public transport project, has navigated huge technical challenges, a global pandemic, industrial action and floods of epic proportions. 
Work on US$20bn Indonesia subway project to start soon
An Indonesian province has said that construction is to start soon on a US$20-billion subway project
Cimic Group firm selected for Australian tram projects
A Cimic Group firm will work on a set of Australian tram projects
Neom completes construction work on two jobs on The Line rail link
XCMG says light rail tunnel and underground parking on The Spine infrastructure corridor have been completed ahead of schedule
HS2’s Northolt Tunnel reaches halfway point
The four tunnel boring machines excavating the Northolt Tunnel have excavated exactly half the project’s total distance.
Consortium chosen for California people mover project
Consortium will build an automated people mover in Southern California, US
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