News in 2015

USA
Contruction Contractor Regional Rail Parteners has awarded Wabtec a Us$27m contract to supply PTC for the first phase of Denver’s North Metro commuter rail line. SEPTA has awarded Ansaldo STS a Us$53.2m contract to install CBTC on Media-Sharon Hill Light rail routes 101 and 102. Camino Real Regional Mobility Mobility Authority has awarded the Paso del Norte Trackworks joint venture of Granite Construction and Railworks Track Systems a Us$61m two-year contract to build a 7.7Km streetcar line in El Paso linking the Mexican border ,business district and University of Texas.

AUSTRALIA
Thales is to supply communications and control systems for the Sydney Metro project. TasRail has awarded VEC Civil Engineering a contract for track renewals on the Melba and Western Lines, the largest package of the A$119·6m Tasmanian Freight Rail Revitalisation Programme. Tas Heavy Haulage will transport the rails and sleepers to work sites.

AUSTRIA
Wiener Linien has awarded SPL Powerlines Austria a contract for electrification of the 4.6km Line U1 extension frorn Reumannplatz to Oberlaa,due to open in 2017.The con tract also covers the electrification of two sidings and maintenance facilities at Neulaa and oberlaa.

ECUADOR
A consortium Of Acciona and odebrecht has been awarded a Us$1.54bn contact to for Phase2 of the Quito metro.This covers construction of 22.1 km of tunnels, 13 stations and rolling stock maintenance facilities ,Work is expected to take 36 months.

EGYPT
National Authority for Tunnels has signed two contracts for Phase 3 of Cairo metro Line3 (RG4.15 p16).An Alstom-Thales consortium is to provide signalling and telecoms, and a consortium of Alstom, Colas Rail .Orascom and Arabco has signed an E&M contract.