After a dozen years that included a successful tunneling feat and an unusual arrangement for station work, a 1.7-mile, $1.9-billion extension of San Francisco’s Central Subway wrapped up this month.
China Civil Engineering Construction Corp. and China Railway Construction Corp. won a second contract in under three years to
build the sixth phase and final portion of 2,561-km railway line
in East Africa.
After long delays in receiving funding from the Exim Bank of China for a $2.2-billion rail line, Uganda recently ended its contract with China Harbour Engineering Co., opting instead to invite Turkey-based Yapi Merkezi to exploring building the project.
Built at the crossroads of major railways and roadways in Cairo, the Adly Mansour Transportation Hub provides a modern link for the city’s heavily used rail lines and bus routes.
US House of Representatives passed a bill to avert a rail shutdown by Dec. 9 that would affect construction and other industries, but the Senate must also pass it before the deadline.
Hurricane Ida caused flash flooding of the Metro-North Hudson Line rail in September 2021, resulting in the partial collapse of the 100-year-old Wicker’s Creek culvert at milepost 21.16 and knocking all four tracks out of service.
