Transportation Contract Awarded for Emergency Stabilization of Calif. Commuter Rail Line James Leggate October 20, 2022 No Comments A revised plan would complete the work in a single phase instead of two.Read More
Transportation Emergency Repairs for Closed Southern California Commuter Line Outlined Tim Newcomb October 3, 2022 No Comments Days after commuter rail service on a key Southern California route was indefinitely closed, OCTA approves emergency track repairs to reopen service in November.Read More
Mass Transit $16B Hudson River Tunnel Project Passes Funding Milestone Gateway Development Commission replaces Port Authority as project sponsor James Leggate September 13, 2022 No Comments Gateway Development Commission board voted to take on the role of project sponsor, allowing it to seek federal loans for the NJ-NY megaproject Read More
Midwest On the Scene for July and August September 12, 2022 No Comments 130 guests take part in Riverboat cruise to watch final truss laid on the Merchants Bridge.Read More
Railway Construction Construction Is Underway on $1B Portal Bridge in NJ Aileen Cho August 4, 2022 No Comments Prep work has begun as state and federal officials conduct the groundbreaking ceremony.Read More
Amtrak Wins Major Funding Boost in Infrastructure Act The funding would pay for an expansion of the passenger railroad system Tom Ichniowski December 9, 2021 No Comments IIJA includes about $66 billion in passenger rail appropriations, about equal to Amtrak's past 50-year total.Read More
Rail Infrastructure NY Gov. Hochul Unveils $6B Penn Station Renovation, Redevelopment Plans James Leggate November 3, 2021 3 Comments Officials say the project will improve the "cramped" Manhattan train station and add office space, housing and public areas.Read More
Skanska/Traylor JV Tapped for $1.6B NJ Bridge Replacement Jim Parsons October 13, 2021 No Comments Team chosen from four shortlisted will replace the 110-year-old Portal swing bridge with a fixed-span structure.Read More
Regional Rail Amtrak Unveils Plan to Connect Phoenix and Tucson Aileen Cho July 28, 2021 2 Comments The estimated $925-million capital investment plan awaits a potential federal infrastructure bill.Read More
Transit High-Speed Rail Advocates Optimistic About Prospects Jim Parsons July 1, 2021 No Comments Focused funding program, private investment are touted as key to development.Read More