Subway

New York Post - Wed November 08, 2023

Stalled Second Avenue Subway Extension in NYC Receives $3.4B in Federal Money

After several years of delays, the second phase of the Second Avenue Subway extension on the east side of New York City is set to get under way, due to a $3.4 billion injection from the federal government....

Philadelphia Business Journal - Wed November 02, 2022

Potential Subway or Rail Line on Philly's Roosevelt Boulevard Studied by PennDOT

The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) is planning to look at potential options for adding a subway or rail line on Philadelphia's Roosevelt Boulevard. The Philadelphia Business Journal reported Nov....

WFAA. com - Mon April 19, 2021

Officials Green Light $1.7B in Funding for DART Line

The Dallas City Council recently unanimously approved continuing with the building of a second light rail alignment going through downtown Dallas, also known as D2. The city council also said it would support DART in obtaining a Federal Transit Authority [FTA] grant to help fund the project....

CEG - Thu July 30, 2020

New York's MTA To Repair Train Tunnel Hit by Hurricane Sandy

In August, New York's Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) will begin rehabilitation work on the Rutgers Tube New York City Transit subway tunnel that allows the F Line to run under the East River between Brooklyn and Manhattan....

Associated Press - Tue April 07, 2020

Los Angeles-Area Subway Construction to Be Expedited

BEVERLY HILLS, CALIF. (AP) — Los Angeles County transportation officials are taking advantage of light traffic during the coronavirus pandemic to expedite subway construction by shutting down a section of a major thoroughfare....

Associated Press - Tue September 11, 2018

WTC Subway Station Reopens for First Time Since 9/11 Attacks

NEW YORK (AP) — A New York City subway station has reopened for the first time since it was destroyed in the World Trade Center attack 17 years ago. Cheers erupted as the first train rolled into the new WTC Cortlandt station at noon Sept....

Fri February 09, 2018

Cave-in at South China Subway Construction Site Kills 8

BEIJING (AP) — A cave-in at a subway line construction site in southern China killed eight people and left three others missing, authorities said Feb. 8. The municipal government in Foshan said the collapse occurred at 8:40 p.m....

The Associated Press - Fri November 10, 2017

Officials: Subway Project Delayed Another Year

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Officials say a planned subway project that will connect three rail lines in downtown Los Angeles will be delayed by a year, despite efforts to make up for time lost during construction....

Chuck Harvey - Wed October 25, 2017

San Francisco's $1.58B Central Subway Nears Testing Phase

Construction of San Francisco's massive $1.58 billion Central Subway project has forged through its fourth year with completion expected in February 2018. Testing of the system will follow. Central Subway — the second phase of the Third Street Light Rail line that opened in 2007— is slated to open for business in the first quarter of 2019....

Wed May 10, 2017

Fossils Unearthed During Metro Purple Line Construction

Excavation crews working on the Purple Line subway extension at Wilshire Boulevard and La Brea Avenue in Los Angeles have unearthed a pair of fossils from the Ice Age, marking the second time the project has led to the discovery of ancient remains, Metro officials said....