MDOT MTA Purple Line Project Is 80% Complete
BALTIMORE – The MDOT MTA Purple Line newsletter was released for July 2025. It contains progress updates on the Purple Line in Prince George’s and Montgomery Counties.
BALTIMORE – The MDOT MTA Purple Line newsletter was released for July 2025. It contains progress updates on the Purple Line in Prince George’s and Montgomery Counties.
NEW YORK CITY – The MTA and New York Governor Kathy Hochul announced 12 additional stations will receive accessibility upgrades under the 2025-2029 Capital Plan. As part of the Capital Plan, 60 stations will be made ADA-accessible.
CHICAGO – Chicago Transit Authority (CTA) opened the Lawrence, Argyle, Berwyn, and Bryn Mawr Red Line stations.
NAUGATUCK, Conn. – The Connecticut Department of Transportation, CTDOT, began constructing a new train station located in Naugatuck.
SACRAMENTO, Calif. –– On Thursday, RT&S ran a story about $4 billion federal dollars already allocated to the California High Speed Rail Authority project in the process of being clawed back by the Trump Administration. California is now suing the FRA to prevent that from happening.
SEATTLE, Wash.—Jacobs on July 17 reported being selected to provide design services for Sound Transit’s West Seattle Link Extension project, which will add 4.1 miles of light rail from Seattle’s SODO neighborhood to West Seattle’s
RICHMOND, Va. – FlatironDragados and joint venture partner Herzog were awarded a $414 million contract from the Virginia Passenger Rail Authority, or VPRA.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The U.S. Department of Transportation announced this week that the Federal Railroad Administration has terminated about $4 billion in funding for the California High Speed Rail project.
BOSTON – MBTA and local leaders celebrated the opening of the renovated Winchester Center Station on the Lowell Commuter Rail Line.
TIMMINS, Ontario – The Government of Ontario awarded a contract to EllisDon for the construction of Timmins-Porcupine Station.
LOS ANGELES – Metrolink has expanded its Wireless Crossing Nearside Station Stop (WCNSS) technology to locations in Riverside and Moorpark.
PHILADELPHIA – From July 11 to August 11, SEPTA will close the trolley tunnel as part of the 2025 Trolley Tunnel Blitz. This is the thirteenth consecutive year SEPTA has held the Blitz.
Skanska, in a joint venture with FlatironDragados, announced on July 7 that it has signed a $658 million contract with the Virginia Passenger Rail Authority (VPRA) to build the Long Bridge North project in Washington,
MINNEAPOLIS – The Metropolitan Council will launch a video series that seeks to explain the Blue Line Extension project as it moves through the design and engineering process.
SANTA CLARA, Calif. – The Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority announced it has been awarded $100 million in state grants for BART Silicon Valley Phase II.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Amtrak has opportunities to better ensure contracts that it awards are in its best interest, an Amtrak Office of Inspector General Report released today found.
ETOBICOKE NORTH, Ontario – Metrolinx is partnering with the Ontario government and Woodbine Entertainment Group to build a new transit station.
WILMINGTON, Mass. – The MBTA will open its North Wilmington Station on June 30th on the Haverhill Commuter Rail Line.
BALTIMORE – Maryland Transit Administration will host an Industry Day for the Light Rail Modernization Program on Thursday, June 26th.
BOSTON – Haverhill Station will open on June 30th for regular service, according to Keolis Commuter Services.