It’s well known that building information modeling (BIM) has set the bar high when it comes to saving time and money — the two project resources against which your construction progress and performance are typically measured. What may not be as well-known is BIM’s ability to protect another key project resource: your on-site team. Read more
Infrastructure engineering software company Bentley Systems, together with SMRT Trains, the pioneer Mass Rapid Transit (MRT) operator in Singapore, have successfully completed the implementation of a Predictive Decision Support System (PDSS) for Singapore’s North-South and East-West lines, the oldest MRT lines in the country. Read more
The Rail Industry Safety and Standards Board, in partnership with Commonwealth, state and territory governments, have combined to develop a national rolling stock register. Read more
The Australasian Railway Association (ARA) has launched its Rail Freight Action Plan, confirming its advocacy agenda to support greater use of rail freight. Read more
TBM Else, the first of Cross River Rail’s two massive Tunnel Boring Machines (TBMs), has broken through a rock wall into the huge underground cavern beneath Roma Street in Brisbane, marking the biggest milestone yet for this transformational project. Read more
Current COVID restrictions across New Zealand have slowed down tunnel boring machine (TBM) operations in Auckland. Read more
Construction workers at all City Rail Link (CRL) project sites have downed tools in the wake of the snap COVID-19 lockdown in New Zealand. Read more
Construction continues along the Narrabri to North Star (N2NS) section of the Inland Rail alignment in NSW, despite the statewide lockdown recently imposed to arrest a major surge in COVID cases. Read more
Perth commuters are bracing for the temporary partial closure of the Mandurah Line for more than three weeks in late December, in what will be the largest ever shutdown of the city’s public transport network. Read more
Trains will be travelling at higher speeds along the Echuca Line before the year’s end, the Victorian government has announced as a major upgrade gets under way. Read more