VTA Makes Progress on Light Rail Rehabilitation

SAN JOSE, Calif. – The Valley Transportation Authority (VTA) has made progress on its light rail system throughout 2024 to keep the network in a state of good repair.

SacRT Completes Swanston Station Platform Height Modifications Early

SACRAMENTO – The Sacramento Regional Transit District announced Swanston Station construction will be completed ahead of schedule on October 18, 2024.

Sound Transit Begins Kent Station Parking Construction Project

SEATTLE – Sound Transit and partners celebrate the beginning of heavy construction on the Kent Station Parking and Access Improvements project.

Transit Operators in Denver Organize with Teamsters

DENVER –– Transit operators in Denver announced last week they will organize with the Teamsters Union.

HDR and Mott MacDonald Named Finalists for 2024 Going Digital Awards for Driving Project Delivery Efficiencies

TORONTO –– A team of digital delivery leaders and experts from HDR and Mott MacDonald has been named a finalist in the prestigious 2024 Going Digital Awards, presented by Bentley Systems.

Washington Metrorail Safety Commission –– Further Roadway Worker Protection Program Revisions Needed

WASHINGTON, D.C. –– After an audit of Washington’s Metro system’s Worker Protection Program, the Washington Metrorail Safety Commission found the

Ontario Completes All Stations on Finch West LRT

TORONTO – The Ontario Government announces it has finished all stations and stops on the Finch West Light Rail Transit (LRT) project.

RTD Breaks Down its Track Maintenance

DENVER – RTD crews are working overnight to make repairs along its Southeast Corridor.

Sound Transit Publishes Final EIS for West Seattle Link Extension

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.

RTD Lifts Speed Restrictions on E and R Lines

DENVER – The RTD removed all of the northbound speed restrictions in the Southeast Light Rail Corridor between its County Line and Lincoln stations.

STV Taps Transit Veteran Mark Bienstock for Key Transportation Role

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.

(East San Fernando Valley Light Rail Transit Rendering, Courtesy of LA Metro)

$893MM Awarded for East San Fernando Valley Light Rail Transit Project

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.

TriMet Celebrates Completion of A Better Red Project

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.

TTC To Upgrade Streetcar Power System Through the Fall

TORONTO – The TTC streetcar power system will receive upgrades starting September 3rd.

RTD Wraps Coping Panels Project

DENVER – RTD’s Coping Panels Project that began in April 2023 has wrapped up weeks ahead of schedule.

The Surrey Langley project will extend SkyTrain’s Expo Line nearly 10 miles and include eight stations. (Rendering Courtesy of the Province of British Columbia)

All Three Contracts Awarded for C$6B Surrey Langley SkyTrain Project

METRO VANCOUVER – The province of British Columbia has formally awarded three teams contracts for the Surrey Langley SkyTrain project, which it reported will cost nearly C$2 billion more and be completed one year later than

(Photograph Courtesy of HART)

Tutor Perini Lands $1.66B Skyline Contract

HONOLULU – HART on Aug. 15 reported awarding Tutor Perini Corporation a $1.66 billion contract for design and construction of the third phase of Skyline, an urban rail transit GoA4 (Grade of Automation) system whose first

RTD’s Downtown Rail Replacement Project Past Halfway Point

DENVER – RTD continues its Downtown Rail Replacement project, hitting the halfway point.

Metrolinx and City of Toronto Disagree on Scarborough Line/Eglinton East LRT Link

TORONTO – The city of Toronto and Metrolinx have not been able to agree on who will pay for a proposed connection from Scarborough subway at Kennedy Station to the Eglinton East light rail transit line.

VTA Continues ‘Rail Rehab’

SAN JOSE, Calif. – The VTA continues work on its light rail system to bring it to a state of good repair.

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