NETHERLANDS: Strukton installed the Netherlands' longest level crossing slabs at Zoeterwoude over the weekend of March 24-25.
The level crossing carries heavy lorry traffic, requiring a durable design. Voestalpine Railpro prefabricated and delivered 36 m long concrete slabs with pre-mounted rails for each track.
A heavy crane was used to lift the slabs into position by 05.00 on March 26, ready for train operations to resume in time for the morning peak.
NETHERLANDS: Construction experts from around the world were in Amsterdam on May 31 to observe the complex operation to float a 20 000 tonne concrete immersed tunnel section for the north–south metro line into place beneath Centraal station. The Noord/Zuidlijn will provide a fixed link from the north bank of ...
GERMANY: DB Schenker Rail has organised 34 special trains to deliver 407 concrete bridge beams from Neumarkt to Frankfurt airport on behalf of construction firm Max Bögl. The beams are up to 38 m long and weigh 92 tonnes, significantly outside DB's usual weight and size parameters and thus necessitating ...
USA: The Governor of California has signed legislation designed to accelerate electrification by exempting zero-emission railway projects on existing lines from requirements of the California Environmental Quality Act, which can lead to legal delays. The bill passed with bipartisan support was signed by Governor Gavin Newsom ...
