Shenzhen Airport Co has awarded CRRC Puzhen Bombardier Transportation Systems Ltd a €28m five-year contract to operate and maintain the automated peoplemover which is scheduled to open during November. The 3·2 km long Innovia APM300 system will connect an airside satellite to the existing Terminal 3. ‘I’m confident that we will see more Alstom APM systems in other Chinese airports and cities in the near future’, said Jianwei Zhang, President of Alstom China.
The 1·2 km Dhansa Bus Stand – Najafgarh extension of Delhi metro’s Grey Line opened on September 18. The underground Dhansa Bus Stand station is on four levels, with platforms 18 m deep, a concourse above and an entire underground floor dedicated for car and two-wheel vehicle parking above that.#
Los Angeles SkyRail Express has partnered with 33 Disadvantaged Business Enterprises as it develops proposals for a straddle monorail on the Sepulveda Transit Corridor which is intended to relieve the congested Sepulveda Pass/405 Corridor. ‘DBEs are an integral part of the team and the LASRE Academy workshops and DBE mentoring plan demonstrate our commitment to including small minority and women-owned firms and supporting them throughout every phase of the project’, said Teresa Maxwell, LASRE DBE Liaison Manager.
The French cities of Besançon, Brest and Toulouse are to jointly procure 23 trams next year, with deliveries planned from 2025.
The European Investment Bank and Sofia municipality have signed a €60m framework loan to promote sustainable urban transport, with EIB to finance projects including tramway, road, cycling and pedestrian infrastructure construction and rehabilitation.
