MADERA COUNTY – U.S. Senator Alex Padilla (D-Calif) announced both the Contra Costa Transportation Authority and the California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) will receive $220.6 million in federal funding for I-680 Improvements and Central Valley High-Speed Rail.
BOSTON – $472 million was awarded from the U.S. Department of Transportation to replace the North Station Draw One Bridge.
NEW YORK CITY – The MTA announced an accessibility upgrade and station renovation project at LIRR’s Babylon station.
TORONTO – The Ontario Government announces it has finished all stations and stops on the Finch West Light Rail Transit (LRT) project.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – WMATA announces upcoming December closures for some of its Blue, Orange, and Silver Line stations.
DENVER – RTD crews are working overnight to make repairs along its Southeast Corridor.
BOSTON – The MBTA announced the Winchester Center Station on its Lowell Commuter Rail Line will partially reopen on September 30th.
BOSTON – The MBTA will install a construction vehicle access tunnel as a way to improve Red Line service.
NEW YORK CITY – The Long Island Rail Road is currently in the process of acquiring land for a third track at Port Washington Station.
SEATTLE – Sound Transit and the FTA have published the final Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) for the West Seattle Link Extension Project. The cost of the project has risen to a range of $5.1 – $5.6 billion.
HARRISBURG, Pa. – Vice President, State Supported Services Ray Lang discusses the progress made on the Harrisburg Line Track Renewal Project on WITF’s The Spark podcast.
VANCOUVER, British Columbia – Translink announces upgrades are coming to Oakridge-41st Avenue Station.
BOSTON – The MBTA announced the Dorchester Avenue Bridge will open at 4:00am on September 23, 2024.
DENVER – The RTD removed all of the northbound speed restrictions in the Southeast Light Rail Corridor between its County Line and Lincoln stations.
NEW YORK, N.Y – STV, a leading professional services firm that plans, designs and manages infrastructure projects across North America, today named Mark Bienstock, PE, vice president and senior program manager within its transportation northeast operating group.
OLD LYME, Conn. – Amtrak has begun construction on the new Connecticut River Bridge between Old Saybrook and Old Lyme in Connecticut.
CHARLOTTE — As North Carolina continues to lead southeastern states in the provision of Amtrak and other rail service, Charlotte is looking to add a commuter line.
LOS ANGELES – The USDOT’s grant will go toward construction on the East San Fernando Valley Light Rail Transit Project, which seeks to create connections with local and regional transit services.
TORONTO – The Ontario Government has broken ground on three Ontario Line stations: King-Bathurst, Queen-Spadina, and Moss Park Stations.
PORTLAND, Ore. – The TriMet’s A Better Red Project was finished on Wednesday, August 28, 2024. The project worked to improve light rail reliability and extend the MAX Red line into Hillsboro.
