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Accelerated Delivery of SkyTrain Cars Boosts TransLink Expansion

February 26, 2018

The accelerated delivery of an additional 28 SkyTrain cars for the Expo and Millennium lines of Vancouver, B.C.’s SkyTrain light rail system will push capacity in the continually expanding service.

Four Teams Selected to Build $1.5 Billion Gold Line Extension

Greg Aragon

February 16, 2018

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Four design-build teams have been short-listed to build the new Glendora to Montclair extension of the Gold Line light rail project in Southern California.

The American Infrastructure

'Overlooked' Conflict-of-Interest Rule Created Confusion on Big Light-Rail Bid

Scott Van Voorhis

February 8, 2018

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How a contract clause threw an important Minneapolis transportation project into turmoil.

Editorial: Be Consistent on Conflict-of-Interest Enforcement

February 7, 2018

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Conflict-of-interest rules are a part of the backbone of public works, eliminating potential corruption, holding down costs and helping to keep up public support.

Seattle Sound Transit West Extensions Include Tunnel, Two Bridges

Tim Newcomb

February 5, 2018

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Two proposed light rail extensions west of Seattle include major infrastructure needs.

The American Infrastructure

Above, Below and Through: How They Build L.A.'s New Light Rail Line

The project has a little bit of everything when it comes to heavy construction

Aileen Cho

January 31, 2018

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$2 billion Crenshaw-LAX light rail line expected to provide economic boost to L.A. neighborhoods

Gold Line Breaks Ground on $1.5-Billion Glendora to Montclair Phase

Greg Aragon

December 5, 2017

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The Foothill Gold Line Construction Authority on December 2 held a ceremonial ground breaking on the $1.5-billion Foothill Gold Line light rail extension from Glendora to Montclair.

Roundup: NDOT To Upgrade Another LV Highway, AIA Training For Contractors, Caterpillar’s Tucson Moves, Tall Phoenix High-Rise, More

John Guzzon

November 30, 2017

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A collection of news items from the construction perspective in Arizona, Nevada and New Mexico.

Tacoma Link Extension Now on Track for Sound Transit

Tim Newcomb

November 13, 2017

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Sound Transit's plans for expanding light rail in the south Puget Sound in Tacoma became more public recently at an open house at Evergreen State College.

Transportation

Delays Mount for North Denver Commuter Rail

Right-of-way conflicts add 18 months to schedule

Jim Parsons

October 26, 2017

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Owners of a historic cemetery alongside the new tracks has resisted plans to relocate the sole entrance to a side street, even though more than 80 trains will periodically block the current point of entry each day.