Australia: Transport for NSW has awarded Downer EDI and Robson Civil Projects a A$90m contract to undertake infrastructure works for the Gosford Passing Loops Project, one of four packages under the Northern Sydney Freight Corridor programme. Germany: DB Netz has awarded Jäger Bau a €3·4m contract to modernise the 673 m Effolderbacher tunnel on the Gießen – Gelnhausen line, improving drainage and escape routes. India: Northeast Frontier Railway has awarded a Hindustan Construction Co/Coastal Projects JV a RS2·3bn contract to build a tunnel near Kambiron Road as part of the Jiribam – Tupur project. South Korea: Rail.One is to supply 530000 twin-block concrete sleepers for the 222 km Honam high speed line from Osong to Mokpo. The sleepers will be produced at two plants operated jointly by Rail.One and Taemyung Industrial Co. Latvia: A Bombardier-Belam consortium is to install Interflo 200 signalling and EBILock 950 computer-based interlockings on LDZ’s Zasulauks – Bolderja line under a contract valued at 9·5m lats. Poland: PKP PLK has awarded a consortium of ZUE and PNiUIK Kraków a 602m z More...
