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UK Gives Green Light to $15.2B in High-Speed Rail Construction

Decision gives economic boost to European contractors

April 15, 2020

With more than 8,000 workers on site on one joint venture alone, contractors will have their hands full to manage health and safety.

Texas High-Speed Rail Staff Laid Off Due to COVID-19

Jim Parsons

March 31, 2020

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Officials still hope to move forward with $20-billion effort.

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

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Total projected high-speed line budget now is at $114 billion, $33 billion above previous estimate.

Texas Central Expands Its Team for High Speed Rail Job

Louise Poirier

December 11, 2019

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Private developer Texas Central announced last month the newest member of its team that will build the high-speed train connecting Houston and North Texas.

The High-Speed Rail Chase in ‘Cascadia’

Tim Newcomb

December 2, 2019

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Even as budgets get stretched and slashed for transportation across the Pacific Northwest, the effort to go high-speed when it comes to rail continues in the Cascadia region, largely thanks to Microsoft and governmental agencies.

$14B Texas High-Speed Rail Contract Goes to Salini Impregilo-Lane JV

Louise Poirier

October 2, 2019

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Italian contractor and its U.S. unit won key design-build award for planned rail link between Dallas and Houston.

Las Vegas-Southern Calif. Rail Delayed

June 5, 2019

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A proposed $4-billion privately built high-speed rail line between Las Vegas and Southern California won’t begin construction in early 2020 as planned, due to the developer’s inability to secure tax exemptions from the Nevada legislature this session.

California Looks at Transportation Funding

Aileen Cho

April 3, 2019

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Thanks to voters who have raised taxes on themselves to fund transportation projects, California can expect to benefit from a robust capital program in the years to come.