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....
AASHTO Journal - Wed November 20, 2019
Tolling, Congestion Pricing Debated at House Hearing
Members of the House of Representatives Transportation and Infrastructure Committee cast doubt on the efficacy of broader tolling and congestion pricing plans at a hearing on Sept. 11 to either generate enough funding to support transportation infrastructure needs or improve traffic flows on major urban roadways....
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....
Ohio Department of Transportation - Tue November 12, 2019
TRAC OKs Additional $398M of $1.1B in Major New Projects
The Ohio Department of Transportation will invest an additional $398 million into major new projects over the next four years. ODOT's Transportation Review Advisory Council, known as TRAC, approved the final funding list Nov....
WVDOT - Thu November 07, 2019
WVDOT Unveils Interactive Online Map of All Road Projects
Leaders with the West Virginia Department of Transportation unveiled an all-new, interactive, web-based map that shows every road project going on across the entire state. The map also provides real-time statistics on how much road work has been completed across a variety of categories, including Gov....
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....
MassDOT - Thu November 07, 2019
Massachusetts Begins Vital Project to Improve High Crash Zone
Mass. officials participated in a groundbreaking ceremony for the Kelley Square Improvement Project, a $14 million project that will improve safety, traffic flow and accommodations for pedestrians, bicyclists, public transportation customers and drivers at the junction of Madison Street, Vernon Street, Millbury Street, Water Street, Harding Street and Green Street in Worcester....
ARTBA - Thu November 07, 2019
Voters Approve Nearly 90 Percent of Transportation Investment Ballot Measures
On Nov. 5, voters in 19 states sent a decisive message of support for transportation investment, approving almost 90 percent of 305 state and local transportation ballot measures. In total, the 270 approved initiatives are expected to generate more than $9.6 billion in one-time and recurring revenue, according to the analysis conducted by the American Road & Transportation Builders Association's Transportation Investment Advocacy Center (ARTBA-TIAC)....
