People News: Fluor, Siemens AG
Jim Breuer and David E. Constable will transition to CEO and Executive Chairman, respectively, at Fluor Corporation. Also, Siemens AG appoints Christiane Ribeiro Guimarães Höfer as Global Head of Communications.
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LAX APM Engages ABB ESS
The Los Angeles International Airport’s 2.25-mile Automated People Mover (APM) will use a traction energy storage system for backup power when it opens in 2023.
MBTA Green Line Extension breaks ground
A second infusion of federal funding lent a festive atmosphere to kickoff for the latest expansion of Boston’s transit system.
Largest-ever city pact for LAX people mover
California’s largest city is making its largest bet on a public-private partnership for autonomous trains.
Consortium selected for Los Angeles Airport PPP rail project
AN ACS Group/Hochtief-led consortium has been selected as recommended developer for a $1.95 billion public-private partnership (PPP) project to build an automated people-mover at Los Angeles International Airport and operate it for 25 years.
MBTA selects Green Line extension contractor
The Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority (MBTA) Green Line Extension project team held a “price opening” to choose the design-build team to carry out the Green Line Extension’s design and construction work.
Purple Line P3 breaks ground
The Maryland Transit Administration on Monday broke ground on the $2-billion Purple Line light rail line connecting the Washington suburbs, the largest public-private transit project in the United States.
Texas Central, Fluor reach HSR agreement
As reported in the June 2017 issue of Railway Age, Fluor Corp. announced that it has reached agreement with Texas Central Rail Holdings, LLC to advance the preliminary development of the proposed 240-mile high-speed passenger rail line connecting Dallas/Fort Worth and Houston.
Preparing Denver’s Eagle P3 for flight
Denver’s Eagle P3 is one of several major U.S. rail transit initiatives to use a public-private partnership (PPP) approach for an FDBOM (finance, design, build, operate and maintain) project.
PB, Fluor awarded Saudi Landbridge contract
Parsons Brinckerhoff, in association with Fluor Corp., will provide project management consulting services for the design and construction of the Saudi Landbridge, a new, primarily freight rail line between the Red Sea and Persian Gulf in Saudi Arabia.