Gold Coast mayor Tom Tate says he wants to commit funding to an extension of the city’s light rail line south to the airport.
The proposed Light Rail Stage 3 would link the existing line from its southern
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Treasury secretary supports better project planning, road user charging
Australia’s Treasury secretary John Fraser says governments should focus on the finished product, rather than short-term economic gains, when planning major infrastructure projects.
Fraser, who is also
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$276m Sydney Trains ‘nerve centre’ announced
Transport for NSW has announced plans to build a $276 million operations centre for Sydney Trains at Green Square.
Transport minister Andrew Constance said the new ‘rail nerve centre’ would be built
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Industry Advocate boosts South Australian local procurement
South Australian small business minister Martin Hamilton-Smith is crediting the state’s Industry Participation Advocate for a near 40-percentage-point increase in the share of goods and services contracts
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Contract awarded for Flinders Street restoration
The $100 million restoration of Melbourne’s busiest railway station is ramping up, with a contract now awarded for the refurbishment of the station’s historic Administration Building.
Restoration of
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Corbell issues warning to Opposition over light rail threats
Capital Metro minister Simon Corbell has criticised the ACT Opposition for their promise to cancel the already-signed contract for a light rail line in Canberra, if they win the election in October.
Corbell
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Three shortlisted for Melbourne Metro early works
Three bidders have been shortlisted to deliver early works for the Melbourne Metro Rail Project, the multibillion-dollar project to tunnel an extension to the city’s passenger rail network under the
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More international talent to close Light Rail conference
Day Two of the Light Rail 2016 conference in Melbourne will include addresses by experts from Europe and the UK.
Following an engaging first day, the annual light rail event will wrap up on
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The ‘sky rail’ saga: can big new transport projects ever run smoothly?
COMMENT: Elevated rail to remove level crossings, done properly, has many benefits – and the alternatives are more disruptive and costly. But announcing projects with little consultation is asking for
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Experts from UK, Jerusalem to headline Light Rail conference
The chief architect of Jerusalem Municipality, Ofer Manor, and the chief executive of Transport for Greater Manchester, Dr Jon Lamonte, keynote the Light Rail 2016 conference in Melbourne on
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