The consortium delivering the second stage of the Gold Coast light rail network has officially signed its deal with the line’s operator GoldLinQ.
A Friday contract signing between GoldLinQ and their
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$50m unit to help finance projects under Turnbull’s city plan
Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull says a new $50 million infrastructure financing unit will work with the private sector to come up with innovative solutions to deliver transport projects around the nation.
Turnbull
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Metro Tunnel PPP goes to market
Victorian transport minister Jacinta Allan has opened the Expressions of Interest period for the Melbourne Metro tunnel project, which will be delivered through a public private partnership.
Allan was
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Big ticket infrastructure projects may woo voters, but it’s value-for-money that matters
COMMENT: Big infrastructure projects are seen as an electoral and economic drawcard; but the history of management of these assets is mixed, Steven McCann writes.
It is hotly tipped the federal government
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Shortlist named for Newcastle light rail
Five bidders have been shortlisted to deliver the fixed infrastructure for the new light rail line through the centre of Newcastle as part of the state government’s revitalisation project for the growing
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ARA praises Vic’s rail spending
Australasian Railway Association boss Danny Broad has praised “an historic budget for Victoria,” welcoming the full funding of the Melbourne Metro project and extensive regional rail spending.
“The
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Fully-funded Melbourne Metro tunnel headlines big rail budget
The Victorian Government will fully fund the Melbourne Metro Tunnel, as part of a massive state budget for rail announced on Wednesday.
The Andrews Government unveiled its 2016/17 budget with the platform
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Delays at Canberra: why Australia should have built fast rail decades ago
COMMENT: A fast rail link between Sydney and Melbourne was first proposed in 1984. So why haven’t we done it yet? Peter Newman investigates.
The front-page
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V/Line train hits abandoned car: Reports
Quick action by a V/Line driver saved roughly 170 passengers from injury when a train collided with an abandoned four-wheel drive in Melbourne’s north on Monday, according to multiple reports.
Several
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Lendlease team signs level crossing contract
A consortium including Lend Lease, CPB Contractors, WSP|Parsons Brinkerhoff, and Aurecon has formally signed a $1.6 billion contract to remove nine level crossings and re-build five train stations in Melbourne’s
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