MnDOT Awards $4.5M to Five Rail Projects
ST. PAUL. Minn. – The Minnesota Department of Transportation (MnDOT) awarded $4.5 million to five rail projects across the state.
ST. PAUL. Minn. – The Minnesota Department of Transportation (MnDOT) awarded $4.5 million to five rail projects across the state.
CHICAGO – Metra announces its 2026 construction program projects, including station improvements, grade crossing replacements, and tie replacement projects.
ALBERTAVILLE, Ala. – Progress Rail announced it has entered into a sales and marketing agreement with Triton Group to supply composite railroad ties.
HARRISBURG, Pa. – The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) Office of Public-Private Partnerships (P3) is accepting proposals for transportation projects through April 30.
COLUMBUS, Ohio – The Ohio Rail Development Commission (ORDC) approved two projects for grant funding and three additional projects for state funding to assist with completing applications for federal funding.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – As part of the Safe Streets for All (SS4A) grant program, $999.5 million in funding has been made available for infrastructure projects.
NEWINGTON, Conn. – The Connecticut Department of Transportation (CTDOT) released the 2027-2030 draft Statewide Transportation Improvement Program (STIP).
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.
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.
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.
PALMDALE, Calif. – The City of Palmdale announced it has received $2,000,000 in federal funds for a grade separation project.
NEWARK/NEW YORK –– The Gateway Development Commission (GDC) has fully resumed construction of the Hudson Tunnel Project (HTP). Workers have returned to all construction sites impacted by the pause, and all construction activities that were suspended started again.
JARALES, N.M. – BNSF worked with the New Mexico Department of Transportation to eliminate a crossing in Jarales, New Mexico.
LINCOLN, Neb. – Union Pacific engineering crews are finished restoring a freight rail bridge located in downtown Lincoln.
BALTIMORE – Amtrak says on March 23, it will begin accepting grant applications for projects along the Frederick Douglass Tunnel alignment in Baltimore.