Federal Funds Unfrozen for CTA’s RLE and RPM Projects
CHICAGO – Funds for CTA’s Red Line Extension (RLE) and Red & Purple Modernization Project (RPM) have been unfrozen.
CHICAGO – Funds for CTA’s Red Line Extension (RLE) and Red & Purple Modernization Project (RPM) have been unfrozen.
PHILADELPHIA – SEPTA will begin a major rehabilitation project along the M Line on Sunday, March 29.
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. – CSX engineering teams finished track upgrades on the Chattanooga Subdivision.
HARTFORD, Conn. – CTDOT has selected STV to provide traffic engineering services under a new task-based agreement.
NEWINGTON, Conn. – The Connecticut Department of Transportation (CTDOT) released the 2027-2030 draft Statewide Transportation Improvement Program (STIP).
BOSTON – Phase 1 and 2 of MBTA’s major signal modernization work at Columbia Junction on the Red Line is almost complete. Phase 3 will begin March 26.
CHICAGO – On March 20, 2026, the Chicago Transit Authority filed a lawsuit against the U.S. Department of Transportation (USDOT) and the Federal Transit Administration (FTA) to restore funding for the Red Line Extension (RLE) and Red & Purple Modernization (RPM) projects.
VIENNA, Va. – Gregory Grissom, P.E. steps into the role of Division Manager, Rail Inspection & Asset Management Services at ENSCO, Inc.
NEW YORK CITY – Amtrak gave a winter progress update on the East River Tunnel Rehab project.
SEATTLE – Amtrak has topped out a steel structure for a new train maintenance facility.
BALTIMORE – The U.S. Green Building Council awarded LEED Silver certification to the Purple Line Operations and Maintenance Facility.
ATLANTA – Railway Track and Structures opens nominations for 2026 Top Projects.
SALT LAKE CITY – The Utah Transit Authority announced a lineup of 2026 maintenance projects on TRAX light rail and FrontRunner commuter rail lines.
SACRAMENTO – California High-Speed Rail Authority has issued a Request for Qualifications for an Indefinite Delivery Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ).
NORTH BAY, Ontario – The Ontario government announced the acquisition of 205 kilometers of rail between North Bay and Washago.
KEARNY, N.J. – NJ Transit and Amtrak prepare to open the first track on the new Portal North Bridge in New Jersey.
BOSTON – The signing of a Project Labor Agreement (PLA) advances the North Station Draw One Bridge Replacement Project.
MAGNOLIA, Ark. – Louisiana and North West Railroad Company received $27,320,000 in the form of a CRISI grant to replace rail and rehabilitate track along 44 miles.
NEWINGTON, Conn. – The Connecticut Department of Transportation (CTDOT) announced $20 million in infrastructure grants.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority is addressing a third rail power issue on the Orange Line.