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    • Senate Commerce Committee’s Bipartisan $78B Surface Transportation Bill Advances

    Commerce Committee Chair Maria Cantwell (D-Wash.) and Ranking Member Roger Wicker (R-Miss.) introduced the Surface Transportation Investment Act of 2021 on June 10.
    USA

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    NSW backs Parramatta light rail stage 2

     Tram and Light Rail News
    THE future of stage 2 of Sydney’s Parramatta light rail project is assured after the New South Wales state government committed $A 50m ($US 37.8m) for planning and development works for the project in the state’s 2021-22 budget, which will be announced next week.

    New UK Infrastructure Bank opens

     UK
    THE new British government-backed UK Infrastructure Bank opened in Leeds on June 17, with the government claiming it will play an important role in its National Infrastructure Strategy.

    Genesee & Wyoming subsidiary to operate bulk transfer facility in central California

     USA
    A subsidiary of short line operator Genesee & Wyoming (G&W) has acquired and will operate a bulk transfer facility serving the Central Valley of California.

    Lineas travels from the North Sea Port directly to Milano

     Europe
    Lineas has a new addition to its Green Xpress Network.

    Prototype modular footbridge unveiled

     UK
    The prototype Flow modular footbridge built from lightweight, cost-effective and high strength fibre-reinforced polymer and designed to meet current technical standards while also creating a ‘welcoming, enjoyable and safe’ crossing has been unveiled by Network Rail.

    New research into the construction of the Iron Rhine

     Europe
    The Netherlands is participating in a new study about the feasibility of a new train connection from Antwerp to the Ruhr area.

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