Ken Liebeskind -CEG Correspondent - Thu November 21, 2019
CTDOT Breaks Ground on Clinton Rail Station Addition
A groundbreaking ceremony in June kicked off construction of the Clinton, Conn., rail station addition that is projected for completion in January 2021. The $12.5-million project adds a new platform on the north side of the tracks, an "up-and-over" pedestrian bridge/elevator connecting both sides, a ramp to the new platform, a bike shelter and some additional parking....
CEG - Thu November 21, 2019
Massive Green Line Project Now 20 Percent Complete
The Green Line extension is among the most significant expansions undertaken by the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority (MBTA) in decades. Work is on schedule to open for revenue service by December 2021 and at this point on the more than $2 billion project, approximately 20 percent of it is completed....
Sound Transit - Tue November 19, 2019
Sound Transit Breaks Ground on Redmond Link Extension
Sound Transit and its partners celebrated the start of construction of the 3.4-mi. Downtown Redmond Link Extension, which will extend the Blue Line from Redmond Technology Station into southeast Redmond to its terminus in downtown Redmond....
Lori Tobias – CEG Correspondent - Tue November 19, 2019
High Projected Rail, Vehicle Traffic Spurs Corridor Project
Construction crews are at work on a southeastern Los Angeles County project that, when completed, is expected to save 15.3 vehicle delay hours daily. The $105.5 million Alameda East-Corridor (ACE) Durfee Avenue Grade Separation Project will separate the roadway and the railroad tracks on Durfee Avenue in the City of Pico Rivera....
Irwin Rapoport – CEG Correspondent - Wed November 13, 2019
Improving Minnesota Roads, BNSF Rail Operations
Construction began in mid-July for the $34 million, design-build Willmar Wye project, an initiative led by the Minnesota Department of Transportation (MnDOT) and its partners — Burlington Northern Santa Fe Railway (BNSF), city of Willmar, Kandiyohi County and the Kandiyohi County and city of Willmar Economic Development Commission....
David Porter - ASSOCIATED PRESS - Thu November 07, 2019
Port Authority Authorizes More Than $4B for New York, New Jersey Rail Projects
NEW YORK (AP) The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey authorized more than $4 billion in rail projects, including a new rail link to LaGuardia Airport that had been a source of contentious debate in recent years....
The Walsh Group - Wed October 30, 2019
Walsh Breaks Ground on $2.1B CTA Project
Walsh Construction and joint venture partner Fluor Corporation have broken ground on Phase One of the Chicago Transit Authority's (CTA) Red and Purple Line Modernization Program. The $2.1 billion project is the largest capital improvement in the history of the CTA....
KTNV - Wed October 23, 2019
Virgin Trains USA to Move Ahead on Vegas to Calif. Line
The long-awaited project to connect Las Vegas to Southern California via rail is on the brink of coming to fruition. Orignally a part of XpressWest, the project was acquired by Brightline, now Virgin Trains USA, in 2018....
Seven County Infrastructure Coalition - Tue October 22, 2019
Preliminary Route Added to Uinta Basin Rail Study
The Seven County Infrastructure Coalition Board voted to add a new preliminary route to the environmental study being conducted for the Uinta Basin Railway. The Coalition will request that the U.S. Surface Transportation Board (STB), the lead federal agency that is responsible for preparing the environmental impact statement in compliance with the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA), consider this new route in addition to the routes already being considered....
Kathleen Ronayne – Associated Press - Tue October 22, 2019
Officials Ready $1.6B High-Speed Rail Design Contract
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) California officials moved toward awarding a $1.65 billion contract to design and construct the tracks and system for the first segment of its beleaguered high-speed rail project....
