By Staff Reports, The Madisonville Meteor; September 16, 2019
Texas Central Partners, the company hoping to build a high-speed rail system between Houston and Dallas that would cut through Madison County, announced Friday that it had signed a design and construction contract with Italian civil engineering firm Salini Impregilo SpA, potentially moving the rail project forward.
In a press release, Texas Central said Salini and U.S. subsidiary Lane Construction Corp. will supply the civil and infrastructure scope for the high-speed train service, including design and construction of the viaduct and embankment sections along the entire route, the installation of the track system and the alignment and construction of all buildings and services that will house maintenance and other rail system equipment.