Weekly Quiz: Where is the world’s longest train signalling system?

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Engineering and construction firm DT Infrastructure and rolling stock and signalling specialist Alstom has won a US$1.1 billion contract to replace signalling and train control systems in the world’s longest signalling project by route length. Where is it?

• Abuja, Nigeria
• Edmonton, Canada
• Perth, Australia

It was a good week for Rail Baltica as the mega project received an extra €1.2 billion from the European Union to keep construction on track. Which territories will Rail Baltica eventually connect?

• Latvia, Lithuania, Estonia and Poland
• Albania, Bosnia and Bulgaria
• Kaliningrad and Belarus

This month the main span of the longest cable stayed bridge in North America reached a major milestone when crews finally connected the main span. What is the name of the bridge ?

• Gordie Howe International Bridge
• Francis Scott Key Bridge
• Knick Arm Bridge

This week signalled billions of dollars worth of construction projects in the USA after the federal government and the Alliance for Renewable Clean Hydrogen Energy systems (ARCHES) announced financing and project approval to make one US state a ‘Hydrogen Hub.’ Which US state was it?

• Kentucky
• Dallas
• California

This week saw the death of Simonpietro Salini, who led Italian construction company Salini Impreglio (now Webuild) from the 1960s. As well as running the family business as an architect and builder, Salini was widely known for his extensive collection of what??

• Sianese art
• Sicilian keyrings
• Tuscan postage stamps

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