News Mongolian capital to get mass-transit cable car system A project to build a cable car transportation system in Ulaanbaatar, the capital of Mongolia, is to begin next month, Kyrgyz press agency AKI reports. The scheme is to be…
News Ireland re-hires Jacobs as transport planning advisor Jacobs has won another contract to provide planning and advisory services to Ireland’s National Transport Authority (NTA). The company will advise on urban and local transport development plans, and general…
News Skanska to replace 21 escalators in New York subway Skanska has won a $146m contract from New York’s Metropolitan Transportation Authority to replace 21 subway escalators throughout the city. The design-build project also sees the company upgrading escalator machine…
News European Investment Bank to loan €475m for Brussels tram upgrade The European Investment Bank (EIB) has announced financing of €475m to upgrade Brussels’ north to south tram system. The money will, among other things, be used to build a tunnel…
News Six teams in running to build Dubai’s $4.9bn Blue Line Six consortiums are in the running to design and build Dubai Metro’s $4.9bn Blue Line, business website Zawya reports. Dubai’s Roads & Transport Authority (RTA) put out a request for…
News Aecom to study bus-rail scheme for LA’s busy Vermont Avenue Los Angeles transit authority LA Metro has picked an Aecom-led joint venture to advance plans for a bus rapid transit system along Vermont Avenue, one of the city’s most congested…
News Former Detroit fairground converted into transit hub Construction has begun on a project to turn the Dairy Cattle Barn building in Michigan’s former state fairground into a Detroit transit hub. The 52,000 sq ft building will connect…
News Oslo metro tunnel to be built by Switzerland’s Implenia Swiss contractor Implenia has won a contract to build a tunnel between Skøyen to Vækerø stations on a forthcoming metro line in Oslo.