Canada Infrastructure Bank to be based in Toronto; search ramps up for leadership

Canada will headquarter its new infrastructure bank in Toronto, ON, and has also launched an intense search for the bank’s senior leadership.

WSP | Parsons Brinckerhoff to conduct LaGuardia AirTrain preliminary engineering

WSP | Parsons Brinckerhoff Inc. will conduct preliminary engineering and other planning work for the new AirTrain connection to LaGuardia Airport.

RFP issued for Cross Harbor Freight Tunnel environmental study

The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey (PANYNJ) issued a Request for Proposals for the Cross Harbor Freight Tunnel Tier II Environmental Impact Study. The study will explore a cross-harbor freight tunnel that would offer New York City a direct link to the national freight rail network.

Valley Metro to begin construction on Tempe Streetcar in June

The construction project will receive $50 million from the U.S. Department of Transportation Capital Investment Grants program, which is included in the Fiscal Year 2017 appropriations bill.

ConnDOT taps consulting team to plan for rail system’s future

The Connecticut Department of Transportation (ConnDOT) has selected its consulting team as it begins to plan for the future of the New Haven Line, as well as the state’s rail system.

NEC Commission identifies needs of $38 billion

The Northeast Corridor Commission on May 3 submitted to Congress two reports detailing short-and-long-term capital investment needs totaling some $38 billion for the 457-mile electrified rail line linking Boston, New York, Philadelphia and Washington D.C.

Genesee & Wyoming completes Pentalver acquisition to expand maritime container transportation services

Genesee & Wyoming, Inc., (G&W) announced that its subsidiary, GWI UK Acquisition Company Limited, has completed the acquisition of all of the issued share capital of Pentalver Transport Limited from a subsidiary of APM Terminals.

Swedish ties, American fasteners

Pandrol’s FASTCLIP FE fastening system has been chosen as the preferred fastening for a Trafikverket (TRV, Swedish Transport Administration) 20-year framework agreement with Swedish producers of concrete crossties.

For Hamilton LRT, an extension

Hamilton, Ontario’s approved LRT line will be extended an additional 1.9 miles to its original eastern terminal, Eastgate Square, an east Hamilton shopping mall. The crosstown line will now total 8.7 miles.

Snap-on to expand torque offerings through $72 million Norbar acquisition

Snap-on, Inc., has acquired Norbar Torque Tools Holdings Limited along with its U.S. and Chinese joint ventures, (“Norbar”) for approximately $72 million.

FRA extends Part 243 implementation dates by full year

The Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) has extended the implementation dates of Part 243 Minimum Training Standards by one year according to a notice in the May 3 edition of the Federal Register.

Funding for Caltrain, OC Streetcar preserved in budget deal

A federal budget deal reached by Congress on April 30 includes approximately $150 million for two transit projects in California.

CP-served Legacy mine opens in Saskatchewan

Canadian Pacific joined K+S Potash Canada (KSPC) to celebrate the opening of the Legacy Project mine on May 2.

MTA awards Tutor Perini $291.5-million contract for the Mid-Day Storage Yard project

The Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) awarded Tutor Perini a $291.5-million contract for the Mid-Day Storage Yard portion of the East Side Access Project.

NYCT performs critical Canarsie Tunnel repairs before planned 2019 closure

Prepatory work on New York City Transit’s (NYCT) L Line Canarsie Tunnel will begin this month to ensure the tunnel remains useable until larger repairs can be made.

Metro-North Railroad invests $9.5 million in Prospect Hill Road Bridge rebuild

Metropolitan Transit Authority (MTA) Metro-North Railroad is rebuilding the Prospect Hill Road Bridge in Southeast through a $9.5 million investment made possible by the MTA’s 2015-2019 Capital Program.

Approved transit plan keeps Durham-Orange Light Rail alive

The Durham-Orange Light Rail project remains eligible for more than $1 billion in federal funding following approvals of updated county transit plans from several stakeholders.

Jeff Goodling, Samrithy Thlang join WSP | Parsons Brinckerhoff

WSP | Parsons Brinckerhoff has added Jeff Goodling as a senior rail project manager for the West region. Samrithy Thlang has also joined the company as a senior managing overhead contact system engineer.

Trains rolling on new triple track in Longview, Wash.

A new third track between Kelso and Longview Junction, Wash., is operational and provides expanded capacity for both passenger and freight trains.

PANYNJ authorizes planning funds for PATH extension

The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey (PANYNJ) Board of Commissioners authorized $57 million in planning funds for the first phase of the PATH system extension to Newark Liberty International Airport.

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