UPDATE: OCTA and Metrolink Continue Work; Metrolink Issues RFP
ORANGE COUNTY – OCTA and Metrolink crews have removed some tarps to assess the condition of the slope. Metrolink issues RFP to construct a barrier wall.
ORANGE COUNTY – OCTA and Metrolink crews have removed some tarps to assess the condition of the slope. Metrolink issues RFP to construct a barrier wall.
NEWARK/NEW YORK – The GDC submitted its final financial plan to the FTA; The Hudson Tunnel project will receive more federal aid and reduce the need for funding from New York and New Jersey.
SAN CLEMENTE – As debris continues to fall near Mariposa Point, OCTA gives an update on the rail right-of-way.
BALTIMORE – Amtrak has achieved a major milestone for the Frederick Douglass Tunnel Program with the selection of a Kiewit/J.F. Shea Joint Venture to build the brand new, state-of-the-art passenger rail tunnel that will serve electrified Amtrak and MARC commuter trains.
BOSTON – The South Coast Rail Project is slated to be finished within weeks and includes six passenger stations.
CHICAGO – The CREATE Program gives a progress update on its 75th St. CIP, specifically projects P3, GS19, P2, and EW2.
NEWARK, N.J. – The FTA has awarded $75 million from the Public Transportation Emergency Relief Program to go toward constructing a new MOW facility.
SACRAMENTO – SacRT issued an alert that service is temporarily suspended as crews start working to repair damage to its line after storms.
SEATTLE –– Sound Transit’s 1 Line Resumes Service After Repairs.
SAN CLEMENTE – To prevent debris from falling on the track, crews will construct a barrier wall along the rail line in Orange County.
NEW YORK CITY – The State’s comptroller has released a report that details a possible MTA capital budget of $43 billion to go toward repairs over the next five years.
INDIANAPOLIS – Northern Indiana Commuter Transportation District is focusing on the projects along its South Shore Line service this year.
MINNEAPOLIS, Minn. – The former project controls manager for the SWLRT project has filed a lawsuit against the Met Council in Hennepin County.
NEW YORK ––In its mission to improve accessibility in the New York City subway system, the Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) today announced it plans to apply for federal funding to advance a package of accessibility projects in accordance with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) at five stations.
OCEANSIDE, Calif. –– The continuing problems of geologic stability and shifting track along the LOSSAN Corridor in southern California are drawing more attention to this area. While this story focuses on a bridge replacement, the new bridge replaces one that is 108 years old and is subject to washout.
SAN CLEMENTE, Calif. – OCTA gives an update on the San Clemente landslide, and an incoming storm system will bring additional rainfall and increase the risk of a mudslide in the area.
BOSTON – The MBTA announced it has completed track work on its Green Line, including replacing more than 1,300 ties and 10,800 feet of rail.
BALTIMORE – Amtrak will open the first of two boarding platforms at Baltimore Penn Station in Spring 2024.
HONOLULU – HART released a 2-minute video with aerial footage of construction along Segments 2 and 3 from Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam to Civic Center.
ORANGE COUNTY, Calif. – OCTA and Metrolink are working to clear debris from a rail right-of-way after another landslide in San Clemente.