Search Results: 'Long Island Rail Road'

Athens ready to welcome WTC2023
27 April, 2023
This year’s World Tunnelling Congress (WTC2023) will feature the second highest number of papers at a WTC – 420 from 45 countries.

Amtrak launches RFQ for East River Tunnel upgrade
17 April, 2023
Amtrak has launched the procurement phase of New York’s East River Tunnel Rehabilitation Project with a Request for Qualifications (RFQ) for construction services for the renewal of two of the four tubes in the tunnel.

Work begins on Fehmarnbelt tunnel entrance
12 May, 2022
Work has started on the Fehmarnbelt tunnel’s Danish portal building, where train and road traffic will descend and drive through the 18km-long tunnel to Germany.

Dredging resumes on Fehmarnbelt Tunnel
09 February, 2022
Work on the Fehmarnbelt Tunnel can resume after the Federal Administrative Court in Leipzig rejected an appeal from an environmental group to stop dredging on the German side.

Action group seeks halt to Fehmarnbelt Tunnel dredging
19 January, 2022
Following ‘urgent’ concerns raised by an environmental group, a federal court in Leipzig, Germany has recommended a suspension of dredging work at contended reef areas on the German side of the Fehmarnbelt fixed link.

Stantec makes leadership appointments
12 February, 2020
Stantec has announced its leadership group for its Infrastructure business as of January. Susan Walter will be taking over as executive vice president, infrastructure for Stantec’s global operations. Susan’s appointment to the position comes as Stuart Lerner, who has helmed the business for two years, is promoted to chief operating officer, North America.

MTA awards contract for an East Access tunnel
18 January, 2019
US – Skanska USA announced January 10 it has signed a contract with the Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) to work on East Side Access.

MTA approves final major contract for East Side Access Manhattan Caverns
05 February, 2016
USA - The Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) Board approved the final major contract for the East Side Access project, which will build and finish four platforms and eight tracks for the new Long Island Rail Road (LIRR) terminal some 100ft below Grand Central Terminal, it announced on January 27.

Bouygues lands Hong Kong metro contract
22 September, 2014
HONG KONG - Through its subsidiaries Dragages Hong Kong and Bouygues Travaux Publics, Bouygues Construction announced September 9 it has won a contract worth HKD 5.2bn (USD 671M) from MTR Corporation for the construction of 2x2 tunnels that will form part of a 6km extension of the Shatin to Central Link.

Blasting concludes under NY's Grand Central Terminal
26 April, 2013
Sandhogs working on the East Side Access project have concluded blasting under Grand Central Terminal, where they are building two caverns 160ft (49m) below street level that will house eight tracks for Long Island Rail Road trains, the Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) announced last week.

MTA awards contract for tunnels to NY's Grand Central Terminal
26 September, 2012
The Metropolitan Transportation Authority has awarded a USD 56M contract to build a ventilation facility on East 55th Street in Manhattan, which is due for completion in April 2015, the authority announced this week. MTA announced that it awarded the contract to a joint venture of Schiavone Construction Co. and John P. Picone, Inc.

East Side Access estimate moved to 2019
10 May, 2012

East Side Access TBM dedication
25 March, 2011

MTA awards ESA job
18 November, 2009

JV picked to plan Fehmarn tube
20 April, 2009

East Side update
23 September, 2008

Fehmarn keeps alive immersed tunnel option
23 September, 2008

Seli set for NY ESA branch run
13 August, 2008

URS closes Washington Group buy
22 January, 2008

Manhattan ESA drives go
22 October, 2007