IO and Metrolinx Release RFQ for Yonge North Subway Extension
TORONTO – Infrastructure Ontario and Metrolinx released a Request for Qualifications (RFQ) for the Yonge North Subway Extension stations, rail and systems package.
TORONTO – Infrastructure Ontario and Metrolinx released a Request for Qualifications (RFQ) for the Yonge North Subway Extension stations, rail and systems package.
SAN JOSE, Calif. – Valley Transportation Authority (VTA) confirms the large single bore as the preferred tunnel configuration for the BART Silicon Valley Phase II project.
SACRAMENTO – STV, a North American professional services firm that specializes in designing and managing infrastructure projects, has acquired Cypress Construction Management, LLC.
NEW DELHI, India – Sensonic announced it has partnered with Skylark Drones to provide railway infrastructure monitoring technologies.
STAMFORD, Conn. – CTDOT will work to rehabilitate an out-of-service railroad switch tower on the Metro North New Haven Line.
FARGO, N.D. – Amtrak has made an estimated $30 million in upgrades at passenger stations in North Dakota.
TORONTO – The Ontario government announced it has begun construction on Caledonia GO Station in Toronto.
CHICAGO – Metra announced October 9 it broke ground on a renovation project at Millennium Station on its Electric Line.
SEATTLE – To ease a multi-billion dollar funding gap, Sound Transit is reportedly considering a 1% property-tax increase.
DALLAS – RailPros announced October 9 that it has acquired Design Nine, Inc.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – STV will lead design services for the Ivy City Yard upgrades in Washington, D.C.
AUSTIN, Texas – CapMetro and Brandywine Realty Trust have started site preparations for the North Burnet/Uptown Station, previously known as Broadmoor Station.
NEW YORK CITY – RailWorks Corporation announced Jim Sabin has been appointed President and CEO.
NASHVILLE – CSX is temporarily rerouting operations on its SN&A North Subdivision due to a bridge outage.
VANCOUVER, B.C. – TransLink will replace a 40-year-old elevator at Stadium-Chinatown SkyTrain Station.
SAN FRANCISCO – STV celebrated the recent award recognition from the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) San Francisco Section.
CHICAGO – Metra officials celebrated the rehabilitation of three Metra Electric stations: 79th Street/Chatham, 87th Street/Woodruff, and 103rd Street/Rosemoor.
NEW YORK CITY – The MTA has completed bridge replacement work on Phase 1 of the Park Avenue Viaduct Replacement Project.
COLUMBUS, Ohio – Public Utilities Commission of Ohio (PUCO) approved rail crossing safety upgrades in Tuscarawas and Muskingum counties.
BOSTON – The Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority (MBTA) celebrated the new accessible North Wilmington Station on the Haverhill Commuter Rail Line.