Articles Tagged with ''Transit''

Construction Failures

After 11-Year Hiatus, Contractors Agree to Fund Completion of Ill-Fated German Project

June 30, 2020

Companies also will pay $650 million in compensation to the city of Cologne for damage caused in 2009 by the collapse of underground work.

Coronavirus and Construction

COVID-19 Intensifies Infrastructure Funding Problem, ASCE Says

Tom Ichniowski

June 24, 2020

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Report recommends that Congress pass legislation providing increased funding for a range of infrastructure sectors.

Transportation Infrastructure

House Democrats Unveil $494-Billion Surface Transportation Bill

Tom Ichniowski

June 3, 2020

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Proposal unveiled by DeFazio is silent on how to pay for the $138-billion trust-fund infusion needed to fully fund it.

Before COVID-19, ASCE Project Envisioned Post-Pandemic Future

ASCE's Gerald Buckwalter Details Research Project's Conclusions About a Pandemic's Impact

Scott Judy

May 22, 2020

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Future World Vision project, unveiled in 2019, factored in the impacts of a global pandemic upon future infrastructure systems.

Final Lawsuit to Block $2B Maryland Light Rail Falls Short

Jim Parsons

April 15, 2020

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Opponents' third legal challenge has delayed finish of Purple Line in D.C. suburbs until late 2022.

Coronavirus and Construction

Work Restarts on $1.8B COVID-19 Closed Milan Subway Project

Peter Reina

April 9, 2020

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Salini Impregilo-led team also is pushing to complete bridge deck installation for a $220-milllion replacement of a span that collapsed in Genoa, Italy in 2018,

AR View of Salk Lake City's transit system

Technology

How AR Could Change Train Dispatching and the Design of Rail System Control Centers

Engineer Ross & Baruzzini Macro is testing an augmented reality train dispatching system that could eliminate hardware

Megan Huff

April 9, 2020

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Rail dispatch control centers are dominated by two-tier theaters with video walls and multiple monitors. What if augmented reality could eliminate all of that hardware and crowding? Ross & Baruzzini are studying how that might be accomplished.

Coronavirus and Construction

Trump Signs $2-Trillion Stimulus Bill for COVID-19 Emergency

Pelosi also sees need for future follow-on economic 'recovery' bill

Tom Ichniowski

March 27, 2020

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Trump has signed the $2-trillion measure passed by Congress, but in some cases, states and localities would determine how much to spend on operations or construction.

Airports, Transit Agencies Request Emergency Funds

Aileen Cho

March 19, 2020

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Projects continue for now even as COVID-19 drops ridership and the future is cloudy, but agencies prepare planned jobs to be ready for anticipated federal stimulus.

Rail Transit Infrastructure

DOT, Amtrak Weigh Near-Term Repair Plan for Hudson River Tunnel

Tom Ichniowski

February 27, 2020

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But top House appropriator calls plan "a nonstarter," unless DOT also funds new $12B Hudson tunnel.

Live: July 16, 2026 at 2:00 pm EDT We'll address the current state of the construction market as we reach the halfway point of 2026. ENR invites three top forecasters asking them to share their views on the market prospects for the industry at midyear, both nationally & regionally, in the midst of these unique challenges.