‘Train of Progress’: EU Co-Funds Costa Rica’s First Electric Railway
Wedoany.com Report-Oct. 13, Costa Rica is set to build its first electric railway, supported by a $250 million loan from the EU’s European Investment Bank (EIB). The 51-kilometre commuter line will ...
Jacobs JV to Start Designing New York’s New Light Railway
Wedoany.com Report-Sept. 10, The Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) has engaged a joint venture (JV) of Jacobs and HDR to provide engineering consultancy for the Interborough Express (IBX) Li...
German Bank Backs Türkiye’s Dörtyol-Hassa Railway Tunnel Project
Wedoany.com Report-Aug. 26, KfW IPEX-Bank, a German commercial bank, is contributing €200 million to finance the construction of a 25-kilometer highway and railway tunnel connecting Dörtyol and Hassa in Hatay Province, Türkiye. The funding package, announced on August 26, 2025, includes a tranche supported by the Swedish Export Credit Agency (EKN) and a commercial tranche backed by the Islamic Corporation for the Insurance of Investment and Export Credit (ICIEC).
PORR Awarded Polish Railway Contracts Worth Over €532M
Wedoany.com Report-Aug. 13, PORR, a construction company, has been awarded two contracts worth over €532 million ($617.57 million) by PKP Polskie Linie Kolejowe, Poland’s railway infrastruc...
Starting Pistol Fired for Portugal’s First High-Speed Railway
Wedoany.com Report-Aug. 1, The European Investment Bank (EIB) has released an initial €875 million loan to launch Portugal’s first high-speed railway, connecting Porto and Lisbon. The fundi...
Strabag Wins €360M of Work as Czechia Overhauls Its Railways
Wedoany.com Report-Jul. 12, Strabag Rail, the rail subsidiary of Austrian contractor Strabag, has been awarded two contracts worth approximately €360 million to enhance the Czech Republic’s...
PORR Gets Contract to Construct Poland’s Longest Railway Tunnel
Wedoany.com Report-Jul. 1, Austrian construction company PORR has signed a contract exceeding €400 million ($468 million) with Centralny Port Komunikacyjny (CPK) to build Poland’s longest r...
STRABAG Wins Contracts to Modernise Czech Railway Infrastructure
Wedoany.com Report-Jul. 1, STRABAG Rail has secured contracts totaling approximately €360 million ($421.7 million), co-financed by the European Union, to upgrade key railway infrastructure in the...
Nanning International Railway Port: A Strategic Hub for the New Western Land-Sea Corridor
Wedoany.com Report-Jun 27, Nanning International Railway Port, a pivotal hub in China’s New Western Land-Sea Corridor, plays a crucial role in enhancing trade and connectivity between China and ...
602-Meter Railway Tunnel Completed in NE China’s Heilongjiang
Wedoany.com Report-May 29, On Wednesday, May 28, 2025, construction of a 602-meter railway tunnel connecting Suifenhe in Heilongjiang Province, northeast China, to the China-Russia border was successf...