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Tube and rail fares in London to rise by 4.6% in March ‘to fund key projects’
3 weeks, 5 days ago

Tube and rail fares in London to rise by 4.6% in March ‘to fund key projects’

The Independent  

Sign up to Simon Calder’s free travel email for expert advice and money-saving discounts Get Simon Calder’s Travel email Get Simon Calder’s Travel email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Tube and rail fares in London will increase by 4.6 per cent from March 2 next …

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Murmu Lays Foundation Stone for Developmental Projects in Odisha
1 month ago

Murmu Lays Foundation Stone for Developmental Projects in Odisha

Deccan Chronicle  

Hyderabad: President Droupadi Murmu laid foundation stones for three rail lines Bangiriposi-Gorumahisani, Buramara-Chakulia, and Badampahar-Kendujhargarh, as well as for the tribal research and development centre, Dandbose airport, and new building of Sub-Divisional Hospital, Rairangpur at Rairangpur, Odisha on Saturday. The new hospital building with a 100-bed facility would provide better health facilities to the local people. The President said that …

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Railway Inspection in Aluva-Shornur Corridor: Union Minister Reviews Infrastructure Developments
2 months ago

Railway Inspection in Aluva-Shornur Corridor: Union Minister Reviews Infrastructure Developments

The Hindu  

Union Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw begins inspecting rail projects in the Aluva-Shornur corridor. He is inspecting key infrastructure developments on the 107-km saturated double-track corridor from Ernakulam to Shornur, which has been identified as the first stretch in Kerala for laying of third track and to install automatic signal system to augment track capacity.

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PM Modi In Bengal Today Amid Sandeshkhali Row, To Unveil Country's First Underwater Metro Route
10 months ago

PM Modi In Bengal Today Amid Sandeshkhali Row, To Unveil Country's First Underwater Metro Route

ABP News  

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will visit West Bengal today where he will lay the foundation stone and inaugurate developmental projects worth Rs 15,400 crore in the state capital, Kolkata. He will inaugurate the Howrah Maidan-Esplanade section of Kolkata Metro's East-West corridor which will be India's first underwater metro service. To boost the public mobility in Kolkata, the Prime Minister will …

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Biden administration announces $1.4 billion to improve rail safety and boost capacity in 35 states
1 year, 3 months ago

Biden administration announces $1.4 billion to improve rail safety and boost capacity in 35 states

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — The Biden administration announced Monday that it has awarded more than $1.4 billion to projects that improve railway safety and boost capacity, with roughly $1 billion of the money coming from the 2021 infrastructure law. Among the projects is $178.4 million to restore passenger service in parts of Alabama, Louisiana and Mississippi along the Gulf of Mexico for …

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PM Narendra Modi Launch Development Projects Worth Rs 38000 Crore During Mumbai Visit Metro Rail
1 year, 11 months ago

PM Narendra Modi Launch Development Projects Worth Rs 38000 Crore During Mumbai Visit Metro Rail

ABP News  

Mumbai: Prime Minister Narendra Modi will inaugurate and lay foundation stones of a string of projects worth more than Rs 38,000 crore aimed at developing infrastructure, easing urban travel, and strengthening healthcare during his visit to Mumbai on Thursday. The PM will dedicate to the nation the Mumbai Metro Rail Lines 2A and 7, worth around Rs 12,600 crore. He …

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Do Metro Rail Projects Need Environmental Clearance? Supreme Court Leaves Question Of Law Open
2 years ago

Do Metro Rail Projects Need Environmental Clearance? Supreme Court Leaves Question Of Law Open

Live Law  

The Supreme Court recently disposed of the appeals filed by the Delhi Metro Rail Corporation and Dedicated Freight Corridor Corporation of India Ltd challenging the orders passed by the National Green Tribunal in 2016 mandating environmental clearance for metro rail projects.While admitting the appeals in 2016, the Supreme Court had stayed the operation of the NGT directions. The Supreme Court …

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Height of apathy: UMTA sits on projects worth ₹1.53 lakh crore
2 years, 10 months ago

Height of apathy: UMTA sits on projects worth ₹1.53 lakh crore

Deccan Chronicle  

HYDERABAD: The Unified Metropolitan Transport Authority has failed to make progress in key infrastructural projects which would change the face of the city, including the Metro Rail line to the Shamshabad airport, last mile connectivity for Metro Rail, high speed rail connectivity in the Hyderabad-Warangal-Vijayawada-Chennai corridor and bus rapid transport system in the MGBS-Nehru Zoological Park route. Despite several warnings …

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Costs climb again for California’s high-speed rail project
2 years, 11 months ago

Costs climb again for California’s high-speed rail project

Associated Press  

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Another $5 billion has been added to the cost of California’s ambitious but long delayed high-speed rail line, according to estimates released Tuesday that show it could take $105 billion to finish the route from San Francisco to Los Angeles. The project’s price tag has steadily risen since voters first approved nearly $10 billion in bond money …

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4 projects that could be funded by Biden’s infrastructure package
3 years, 1 month ago

4 projects that could be funded by Biden’s infrastructure package

CNN  

Washington CNN — The passage of the $1.2 trillion infrastructure spending package is setting off a mad dash from states and counties seeking federal funds to repair and replacethe nation’s crumbling bridges, roads and ports. Elijah Nouvelage/Bloomberg/Getty Images A federal investment could jump-start plansfor what’s known as a bus rapid transit system outside Atlanta, estimated to cost about $1 billion. …

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Amtrak funding in the infrastructure bill: A plan to fix up America's passenger rail.
55 years ago

Amtrak funding in the infrastructure bill: A plan to fix up America's passenger rail.

Slate  

The bipartisan infrastructure bill that seems likely to pass the Senate contains $66 billion for intercity rail, which is pretty damn close to the $80 billion President Joe Biden asked for in April. The White House calls it “the largest investment in passenger rail since the creation of Amtrak 50 years ago.” The deal includes $22 billion in “grants” for …

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Ministers unveil plans for €2bn spend on road and rail improvements
5 years, 1 month ago

Ministers unveil plans for €2bn spend on road and rail improvements

Dutch News  

Ministers have put together a €2bn package of infrastructure improvements and new housing projects in their latest multi-year spatial planning plan. The MIRT projects cover the entire country and involve work on roads, railways, tunnesl and bridges as well as public transport improvements. They include a high-speed train link to the north of the country, road improvements to the A7 …

Ministers unveil plans for €2bn spend on road and rail improvements
5 years, 1 month ago

Ministers unveil plans for €2bn spend on road and rail improvements

Dutch News  

Ministers have put together a €2bn package of infrastructure improvements and new housing projects in their latest multi-year spatial planning plan. The MIRT projects cover the entire country and involve work on roads, railways, tunnesl and bridges as well as public transport improvements. They include a high-speed train link to the north of the country, road improvements to the A7 …

L.A. City Council opposes state bill that would lift local zoning rules
5 years, 8 months ago

L.A. City Council opposes state bill that would lift local zoning rules

LA Times  

L.A. City Councilman Mike Bonin contends that the Del Rey section of his district would be “ravaged” by Senate Bill 50. “There’s not enough protection in there.” SB 50 would allow developers to build four- to five-story residential projects near rail stations and major transit stops. The council’s resolution opposing SB 50 would allow the city’s lobbyists to support the …

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