Dallas Area Rapid Transit and Archer Western Herzog commemorated construction of the future Silver Line Regional Rail project with a first concrete ceremony on December 16. This included a tradition from AWH parent company Walsh Group of placing ‘Miraculous Medals’ in a project’s first concrete pour, which ‘symbolises an inspiration to successfully complete the job safely and to make it as miraculous as the medal itself.’
Incheon metro Line 1 was extended 900 m underground from the International Business District station to Songdo Moonlight Festival Park on December 12, taking the line to 30·3 km.
On December 13 Freiburg tram Route 4 was extended 970 m from Technische Fakultät to Messe, including 635 m of grass track. The extension cost €17·6m, and was largely funded from federal and Land budgets.
Infrastructure Ontario and Metrolinx have appointed the 360 Transit Alliance joint venture of Jacobs and Stantec to provide program control services for the Toronto area’s Ontario Line, Scarborough Subway Extension, Yonge Street North Subway Extension and Eglinton Crosstown West LRT extension projects. This will include scheduling, risk management and quality assurance.
Transport for London has awarded consulting and engineering company Wood a four-year framework contract for transport planning & impact monitoring services, including health & safety and environmental services. ‘This is a significant win for Wood that reflects our breadth of expertise in delivering major transport and infrastructure projects around the world’, said Joe Sczurko, CEO of Wood’s Consulting business.
Lead planning and design consultant AECOM has awarded Aurecon the engineering design contract for the 2·4 km Tuen Ma Line Extension of Hong Kong’s West Rail to Tuen Mun South. Aurecon will be responsible for detailed planning and design of the railway engineering, bridges and viaducts, noise enclosures and digital services.