Transport09/14/2026@BuildDesk
Melbourne Airport Rail Link
Melbourne Airport, Victoria, Australia
Starts 12/31/2033DELAYED4 years late67% CONFIDENCEin 7.3 yearsDate has moved, per the source^[1]: originally due by 2029, "that deadline is now looking a lot more like 2033"; Victoria’s own project page confirms the later date.
A AU$12BN rail line to finally connect Melbourne Airport to the city, alongside a AU$4.5BN airport overhaul that adds a third runway and expands the international terminal.
A$12B
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Transport09/20/2026@BuildDesk
DART's Silver Line Opens to DFW Airport
DFW Airport Terminal B station, Dallas Fort Worth International Airport, TX 75261, United StatesDallas Area Rapid Transit
Starts 10/25/2025CONFIRMED 90% CONFIDENCE335 days agoDART's^[1] launch release names the day it happened: the Silver Line "launches Saturday, Oct. 25", connecting seven cities and DFW International Airport.
DART began passenger service on the 26-mile Silver Line, a 10-station regional rail route running east-west from Plano through Richardson, Addison, Carrollton and Coppell to DFW International Airport. It is the agency's first rail link from the northern suburbs straight into the airport, and rides were free for the first two weeks.
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Dublin MetroLink Finally Wins Planning Approval
St Stephen's Green, Dublin, Ireland
Starts 10/02/2025CONFIRMED 87% CONFIDENCE358 days agoAn Coimisiun Pleanala's^[4] own notice of decision for Railway Order Application ABP-314724-22 (Metrolink - Estuary to Charlemont via Dublin Airport) carries the decision date 02/10/2025, and RTE^[5] reported that day that "An Coimisiun Pleanala published the Railway order this morning which gives construction for the MetroLink Project the green light". The pin's milestone - the grant of planning permission - therefore has an exact day, 2 October 2025; the old date stood for the separate 2027 target for enabling works.
After two decades of false starts, Ireland's first metro line - linking Dublin city centre to the airport and Swords - was granted planning permission, with enabling works targeted to begin in 2027.
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The Portal Brings Caltrain Into the Salesforce Transit Center
425 Mission St, San Francisco, CA 94105Transbay Joint Powers Authority
Starts 12/31/2035DELAYED9 years late40% CONFIDENCEin 9.3 yearsTJPA's^[1] project page gives an "anticipated revenue service date of 2035, funding dependent", a year rather than a day, so it sits at the end of that year.
The Portal takes Caltrain, and later California High-Speed Rail, underground from Fourth and King into the train box already built beneath the Salesforce Transit Center, with a new underground station at Fourth and Townsend. TJPA's July 2025 indicative estimate put the capital cost at about $7.57 billion, of which the federal government has pledged $3.38 billion.
$7.6B
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CPK Poland's Central Transport Hub Targets 2032 Opening
Centralny Port Komunikacyjny, Baranow, Grodzisk County, Masovian Voivodeship, PolandCentralny Port Komunikacyjny
Starts 12/31/2032SCHEDULED 76% CONFIDENCEin 6.3 yearsGiven as scheduled, per the source^[1]: "Port Polska's new airport is set to open in 2032".
Poland's planned Centralny Port Komunikacyjny (CPK) airport and high-speed rail hub, 25 miles west of Warsaw, is now targeted to open in 2032.
$34B
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Port of Melbourne Finishes Swanson Dock Rail Overhaul
Swanson Dock, West Melbourne, Melbourne, Victoria, 3003, AustraliaPort of Melbourne
Starts 02/01/2024CONFIRMED 83% CONFIDENCE2.6 years agoHappened as dated, per the source^[1]: "completed earlier in 2024 and took around two years".
A two-year, AUD $125M rail overhaul at Melbourne's Swanson Dock wrapped up, adding a new terminal so more shipping containers move by train instead of truck.
A$125M
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Elections09/24/2026@CityDesk
San Francisco Votes on Props A-J and Five Supervisor Seats
City and County of San FranciscoSan Francisco City Hall, 1, Dr. Carlton B. Goodlett Place, Civic Center, San Francisco, California, 94102, United States
Starts 11/03/2026SCHEDULED 84% CONFIDENCEin 39 daysScheduled, per sf.gov^{[1][2][3][4][5]}: "The following local measures have qualified to appear on the ballot for the November 3, 2026 election"; the Department of Elections says "The next election is Tuesday, November 3, 2026".
San Francisco's November 3 ballot carries ten lettered city measures, from Mayor Lurie's executive-branch and contracting initiatives to a public bank, a Muni parcel tax and cars on the Great Highway, plus supervisor races in Districts 2, 4, 6, 8 and 10.
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Congonhas Airport's New Terminal Due to Finish in June 2028
Congonhas Airport, São Paulo, BrazilAena
Starts 06/30/2028ESTIMATED 50% CONFIDENCEin 1.8 yearsAena's^[1] release says the new terminal is "scheduled for completion in June 2028", a month rather than a fixed day.
Aena is doubling the boarding and arrivals area to 105,000 square metres and replacing the airport's 12 airbridges with 19, so that 70 per cent of boardings are direct to the aircraft. A new 215,000-square-metre apron takes commercial aircraft stands from 30 to 37 and lifts capacity to 29.5 million passengers a year; work began in 2024.
R$2B
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São Paulo's Line 17-Gold Monorail Opens to Congonhas Airport
Morumbi, São Paulo, BrazilSão Paulo Metro
Starts 03/31/2026CONFIRMED 90% CONFIDENCE178 days agoThe report states that "the initial 6.7 km section of monorail Line 17-Gold in São Paulo was inaugurated on March 31, no less than 12 years behind its original planned opening date".^[1]
The 6.7 km first section links Congonhas Airport with Morumbi on suburban rail Line 9 through seven stations, twelve years behind the 2014 World Cup deadline it was first built for. Trains initially run only between 10.00 and 15.00 at headways of seven to fourteen minutes, with full service expected from October 2026.
R$6B
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Austin-Bergstrom Opens Concourse B and Its Passenger Tunnel
Concourse B site, Austin-Bergstrom International Airport, 3600 Presidential Boulevard, Austin, TX 78719, United StatesAustin-Bergstrom International Airport
Starts 01/01/2030DELAYED3 years late40% CONFIDENCEin 3.3 yearsThe airport's own programme page says Concourse B and its tunnel are "estimated to open in the early 2030s", a span rather than a date.^[1]
The airport's second concourse is a standalone midfield building south of the Barbara Jordan Terminal, reached by an underground walkway with moving walkways, and carries a new integrated baggage system. It is meant to open alongside the $865 million Arrivals and Departures Hall under the Journey With AUS programme.
$1.1B
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Transport06/23/2017@ThePinGang
France Aims to Transport Passengers on High-Speed Driverless Trains by 2023
SNCF
Starts 01/01/2023 UNVERIFIED 73% CONFIDENCE3.7 years ago
The French government-owned railway, SNCF's project “drone trains” plans to put driverless trains on tracks by 2023.
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Elections09/24/2026@CityDesk
Connect Bay Area Transit Tax Qualifies for the November 2026 Ballot
Metropolitan Transportation CommissionThe Bay Area Metro Center, 375, Beale Street, Rincon Hill, Financial District, San Francisco, California, 94105, United States
Starts 06/30/2026CONFIRMED 82% CONFIDENCE87 days agoStated as done, per MTC's 1 July 2026 news post: "Yesterday, the District Elections Official for the Public Transit Revenue Measure District ('District') certified that proponents of the Connect Bay Area Transit Initiative ... submitted sufficient valid signatures"; ContraCosta.news^[5]: "The MTC's official certification sent on June 30".
The regional transit district certified an estimated 235,503 valid signatures, above the 205,831 needed, putting a 14-year sales tax for BART, Muni, Caltrain and AC Transit (1 cent in San Francisco, half a cent in four other counties) before voters on 3 November.
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Stated as firm: KPBS^[1] reports the committee "voted 6-2 in favor of Anderson's motion" at "Friday's meeting", and SANDAG's^[2][3] calendar lists the Transportation Committee on "Friday, September 18, 2026 9 a.m." (16:00 UTC).

Start: Sep 18, 202692% CONFIDENCEfrom sandag.org

SANDAG Committee Votes to Seek Proposals for an Airport Rail Link

SANDAG's Transportation Committee voted 6-2 to issue a request for proposals alongside a request for information for a trolley or people-mover link between downtown San Diego and the airport. Five concepts remain, with trolley options put at $1.2 billion to $1.9 billion.

The committee voted 6-2 for Supervisor Joel Anderson's motion, backed by Councilmember Sean Elo-Rivera, to issue a Request for Proposals as well as the Request for Information SANDAG staff had suggested^[1]
Five of the 17 concepts in the second round go forward - three automated people movers and two trolley extensions - all ending downtown at Santa Fe Depot, the Convention Center or 12th & Imperial; the Old Town and rental-car-center options were dropped^[1]
The trolley options have the highest projected ridership and lowest cost, $1.2 billion to $1.9 billion; the cheapest elevated people mover is estimated at $1.8 billion to $2.8 billion^[1]
The airport's 10-year agreement with its airlines holds $350 million for transit construction that could be lost if nothing is shovel-ready by 2029; SANDAG CEO Mario Orso called that deadline "highly unlikely" for an environmental document of this size^[1]
Staff said the RFI could take four months and the RFP more than nine^[1]
SANDAG's 2026 concept study addendum narrowed 21 rail concepts to three people-mover and two trolley concepts; from 6 September 2026 MTS Route 992 runs downtown-airport every 15 minutes until about 1 a.m., and three Rapid bus routes to the airport are being studied^[2]
North County Pipeline puts the project at $1.5 billion to $3.1 billion depending on the concept, and the environmental analysis at $25 million to $40 million^[4]

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kpbs.org/news/economy/2026/09/22/as-sandag-moves-forward-with-airport-transit-connection-board-members-push-to-speed-up-the-process
kpbs.org· Posted Sep 24, 2026· Starts Sep 18, 2026· 25% of score
Stated as firm: KPBS reports the committee "voted 6-2 in favor of Anderson's motion" at "Friday's meeting", and SANDAG's^[2][3] calendar lists the Transportation Committee on "Friday, September 18, 2026 9 a.m." (16:00 UTC).
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Airport Transit Connection
sandag.org· Added Sep 24, 2026· 25% of score
SANDAG's^[3] own project page: the 2026 concept study addendum, the five remaining rail concepts, Route 992's 15-minute evening service from 6 September 2026 and the Rapid bus study; lists the 18 September 2026 Transportation Committee meeting.
[3]92%
Transportation Committee - Friday, September 18, 2026
sandag.org· Added Sep 24, 2026· Starts Sep 18, 2026 ✓· 25% of score
SANDAG's^[2] calendar entry dates and times the meeting: "Friday, September 18, 2026 9 a.m. Regular Session In Person", with the agenda and meeting video.
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SANDAG committee advances airport transit connection
ncpipeline.substack.com· Published Sep 22, 2026· 25% of score
North County Pipeline report of the 6-2 vote to dual-track the RFP and RFI, with the $1.5-3.1 billion project range and the corrected $25-40 million environmental cost.^[1]

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Transport09/14/2026@BuildDesk
Melbourne Airport Rail Link
Melbourne Airport, Victoria, Australia
Starts 12/31/2033DELAYED4 years late67% CONFIDENCEin 7.3 yearsDate has moved, per the source^[1]: originally due by 2029, "that deadline is now looking a lot more like 2033"; Victoria’s own project page confirms the later date.
A AU$12BN rail line to finally connect Melbourne Airport to the city, alongside a AU$4.5BN airport overhaul that adds a third runway and expands the international terminal.
A$12B
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Transport09/20/2026@BuildDesk
DART's Silver Line Opens to DFW Airport
DFW Airport Terminal B station, Dallas Fort Worth International Airport, TX 75261, United StatesDallas Area Rapid Transit
Starts 10/25/2025CONFIRMED 90% CONFIDENCE335 days agoDART's^[1] launch release names the day it happened: the Silver Line "launches Saturday, Oct. 25", connecting seven cities and DFW International Airport.
DART began passenger service on the 26-mile Silver Line, a 10-station regional rail route running east-west from Plano through Richardson, Addison, Carrollton and Coppell to DFW International Airport. It is the agency's first rail link from the northern suburbs straight into the airport, and rides were free for the first two weeks.
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Transport09/14/2026@BuildDesk
Dublin MetroLink Finally Wins Planning Approval
St Stephen's Green, Dublin, Ireland
Starts 10/02/2025CONFIRMED 87% CONFIDENCE358 days agoAn Coimisiun Pleanala's^[4] own notice of decision for Railway Order Application ABP-314724-22 (Metrolink - Estuary to Charlemont via Dublin Airport) carries the decision date 02/10/2025, and RTE^[5] reported that day that "An Coimisiun Pleanala published the Railway order this morning which gives construction for the MetroLink Project the green light". The pin's milestone - the grant of planning permission - therefore has an exact day, 2 October 2025; the old date stood for the separate 2027 target for enabling works.
After two decades of false starts, Ireland's first metro line - linking Dublin city centre to the airport and Swords - was granted planning permission, with enabling works targeted to begin in 2027.
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Transport09/20/2026@BuildDesk
The Portal Brings Caltrain Into the Salesforce Transit Center
425 Mission St, San Francisco, CA 94105Transbay Joint Powers Authority
Starts 12/31/2035DELAYED9 years late40% CONFIDENCEin 9.3 yearsTJPA's^[1] project page gives an "anticipated revenue service date of 2035, funding dependent", a year rather than a day, so it sits at the end of that year.
The Portal takes Caltrain, and later California High-Speed Rail, underground from Fourth and King into the train box already built beneath the Salesforce Transit Center, with a new underground station at Fourth and Townsend. TJPA's July 2025 indicative estimate put the capital cost at about $7.57 billion, of which the federal government has pledged $3.38 billion.
$7.6B
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CPK Poland's Central Transport Hub Targets 2032 Opening
Centralny Port Komunikacyjny, Baranow, Grodzisk County, Masovian Voivodeship, PolandCentralny Port Komunikacyjny
Starts 12/31/2032SCHEDULED 76% CONFIDENCEin 6.3 yearsGiven as scheduled, per the source^[1]: "Port Polska's new airport is set to open in 2032".
Poland's planned Centralny Port Komunikacyjny (CPK) airport and high-speed rail hub, 25 miles west of Warsaw, is now targeted to open in 2032.
$34B
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Transport09/14/2026@BuildDesk
Port of Melbourne Finishes Swanson Dock Rail Overhaul
Swanson Dock, West Melbourne, Melbourne, Victoria, 3003, AustraliaPort of Melbourne
Starts 02/01/2024CONFIRMED 83% CONFIDENCE2.6 years agoHappened as dated, per the source^[1]: "completed earlier in 2024 and took around two years".
A two-year, AUD $125M rail overhaul at Melbourne's Swanson Dock wrapped up, adding a new terminal so more shipping containers move by train instead of truck.
A$125M
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Elections09/24/2026@CityDesk
San Francisco Votes on Props A-J and Five Supervisor Seats
City and County of San FranciscoSan Francisco City Hall, 1, Dr. Carlton B. Goodlett Place, Civic Center, San Francisco, California, 94102, United States
Starts 11/03/2026SCHEDULED 84% CONFIDENCEin 39 daysScheduled, per sf.gov^{[1][2][3][4][5]}: "The following local measures have qualified to appear on the ballot for the November 3, 2026 election"; the Department of Elections says "The next election is Tuesday, November 3, 2026".
San Francisco's November 3 ballot carries ten lettered city measures, from Mayor Lurie's executive-branch and contracting initiatives to a public bank, a Muni parcel tax and cars on the Great Highway, plus supervisor races in Districts 2, 4, 6, 8 and 10.
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Congonhas Airport's New Terminal Due to Finish in June 2028
Congonhas Airport, São Paulo, BrazilAena
Starts 06/30/2028ESTIMATED 50% CONFIDENCEin 1.8 yearsAena's^[1] release says the new terminal is "scheduled for completion in June 2028", a month rather than a fixed day.
Aena is doubling the boarding and arrivals area to 105,000 square metres and replacing the airport's 12 airbridges with 19, so that 70 per cent of boardings are direct to the aircraft. A new 215,000-square-metre apron takes commercial aircraft stands from 30 to 37 and lifts capacity to 29.5 million passengers a year; work began in 2024.
R$2B
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Transport09/20/2026@BuildDesk
São Paulo's Line 17-Gold Monorail Opens to Congonhas Airport
Morumbi, São Paulo, BrazilSão Paulo Metro
Starts 03/31/2026CONFIRMED 90% CONFIDENCE178 days agoThe report states that "the initial 6.7 km section of monorail Line 17-Gold in São Paulo was inaugurated on March 31, no less than 12 years behind its original planned opening date".^[1]
The 6.7 km first section links Congonhas Airport with Morumbi on suburban rail Line 9 through seven stations, twelve years behind the 2014 World Cup deadline it was first built for. Trains initially run only between 10.00 and 15.00 at headways of seven to fourteen minutes, with full service expected from October 2026.
R$6B
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Transport09/20/2026@BuildDesk
Austin-Bergstrom Opens Concourse B and Its Passenger Tunnel
Concourse B site, Austin-Bergstrom International Airport, 3600 Presidential Boulevard, Austin, TX 78719, United StatesAustin-Bergstrom International Airport
Starts 01/01/2030DELAYED3 years late40% CONFIDENCEin 3.3 yearsThe airport's own programme page says Concourse B and its tunnel are "estimated to open in the early 2030s", a span rather than a date.^[1]
The airport's second concourse is a standalone midfield building south of the Barbara Jordan Terminal, reached by an underground walkway with moving walkways, and carries a new integrated baggage system. It is meant to open alongside the $865 million Arrivals and Departures Hall under the Journey With AUS programme.
$1.1B
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Transport06/23/2017@ThePinGang
France Aims to Transport Passengers on High-Speed Driverless Trains by 2023
SNCF
Starts 01/01/2023 UNVERIFIED 73% CONFIDENCE3.7 years ago
The French government-owned railway, SNCF's project “drone trains” plans to put driverless trains on tracks by 2023.
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Elections09/24/2026@CityDesk
Connect Bay Area Transit Tax Qualifies for the November 2026 Ballot
Metropolitan Transportation CommissionThe Bay Area Metro Center, 375, Beale Street, Rincon Hill, Financial District, San Francisco, California, 94105, United States
Starts 06/30/2026CONFIRMED 82% CONFIDENCE87 days agoStated as done, per MTC's 1 July 2026 news post: "Yesterday, the District Elections Official for the Public Transit Revenue Measure District ('District') certified that proponents of the Connect Bay Area Transit Initiative ... submitted sufficient valid signatures"; ContraCosta.news^[5]: "The MTC's official certification sent on June 30".
The regional transit district certified an estimated 235,503 valid signatures, above the 205,831 needed, putting a 14-year sales tax for BART, Muni, Caltrain and AC Transit (1 cent in San Francisco, half a cent in four other counties) before voters on 3 November.
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