STV to design MBTA’s Green Line as part of consortium
STV, a transportation design firm, will serve as the lead designer for the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority’s (MBTA) $1.3 billion Green Line Light Rail Extension (GLX) work.
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STV names Bonstead VP; Mcintyre SVP
STV has named Tyler Bonstead, P.E., AICP, as vice president and Scott McIntyre, P.E., LEED AP, as senior vice president.
Tom Prendergast, former head of MTA, joins STV
Thomas Prendergast, former chairman and and CEO of Metropolitan Transportation Authority, has joined STV Incorporated as executive vice president and chief strategic officer.
Flores joins STV as vice president
Will Flores, an experienced project executive who has overseen the development of a number of transportation initiatives in the New York metropolitan area, has joined STV as a vice president in its Transportation & Infrastructure Division.
Root to manage STV’s rail systems design across U.S. and Canada
STV has promoted Eric Root, P.E., to vice president, where he will be responsible for managing the rail systems design component for the firm’s various design-build contracts across the U.S. and Canada.
STV promotes Forde to vice president in Baltimore
STV has promoted Norman Forde to vice president, who is now responsible for leading STV’s downtown Baltimore, Md., office.
STV names Joseph North to SVP
STV has promoted Joseph North to senior vice president. A rail operations specialist and project manager with 40 years of experience in light rail, commuter rail, bus and paratransit operations, North is responsible for supporting STV’s major projects and developing new business.
STV awarded CHSRA environmental and engineering documents contract
STV was awarded a contract with the California High-Speed Rail Authority (CHSRA) to prepare environmental and engineering documents for the Burbank to Los Angeles and Los Angeles to Anaheim project sections.
JLP/STV joint venture awarded $10-million Metrolink contract
J.L. Patterson & Associates, Inc. (JLP) and STV, Inc., received a contract worth up to $10 million from the Southern California Regional Rail Authority (SCRRA) to provide on-call professional engineering design services for Metrolink.
STV names Silver Transportation & Infrastructure vice president, Western Region
STV hired Aarin Silver, PE, as vice president of its Transportation and Infrastructure Division’s Western Region.
PB/STV joint venture wins LACMTA contract for Green Line extension
ConnectLAX, a joint venture of Parsons Brinckerhoff and STV, has been awarded a contract by the Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority to provide environmental and preliminary design services for an extension of the Metro Green Line light rail to Los Angeles International Airport.
The Green Line LAX Extension will link the planned station at Century and Aviation, about 1.5 miles from the airport, with the central terminal area of LAX, by one of three alternatives, an above ground or underground extension of the Green Line light rail or an automated people mover.
ConnectLAX will prepare the alternatives analysis, final environmental impact statement/environmental impact report and conceptual engineering to support the final EIS/EIR. The contract includes two phases: Phase 1, for environmental approval and Phase 2, which includes preliminary design of the alternative chosen for the extension.
Completion of the EIS/EIR is scheduled for late 2012.
Sound Transit Celebrates Opening of 8 Stations on 2 Line on April 27th
SEATTLE – In honor of the opening of 8 stations on the 2 Line on April 27th, Sound Transit takes a look back at the construction and thanks its contractors.
Skanska-Fay JV Selected for Howard Street Tunnel Clearance Project
BALTIMORE – A joint venture (JV) between Skanska and Fay, S&B USA Construction, has been selected for the $293 million Howard Street Tunnel Clearance Program, commonly known as the Howard Street Tunnel Project, which includes modernizing the historic 125-year-old Howard Street Tunnel in Baltimore, Md., along CSX’s I-95 rail corridor.
GDC Shortlists Three Hudson Tunnel Project Teams
The Gateway Development Commission (GDC) on May 22 named a shortlist of qualified teams who will receive an invitation to submit a proposal in response to a Request for Proposals (RFP) to
MTA Pushes Ahead With $7.7B East Harlem Subway Extension
The Metropolitan Transportation Authority expects to launch construction on Phase 2 of its Second Avenue subway line into Manhattan’s East Harlem segment in 2024, assuming federal funding is allocated, according to Charles Gary, MTA’s deputy general counsel.
With public trust low, Ottawa works to select another third-party firm for safety review of Confederation Line
Apparently, people believe STV is just too close with Ottawa’s Confederation Line.
Ottawa converts bus rapid transit into light rail line
Stage 1 of the Confederation Line, the first conversion of an exclusive bus rapid transit (BRT) system into a light rail transit in North America, recently made its debut in Canada’s capital
MTA to increase train speed 50% on certain track
The Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) released preliminary findings of the Train Speed and Safety Task Force that demonstrate subway train speeds on certain sections of track can be increased by as much
Bridge demolitions begin for MBTA’s Green Line Extension project
Contractors have begun demolishing the first of three bridges in Somerville, MA., that will be rebuilt for the MBTA’s Green Line Extension project (GLX) connecting Boston to nearby towns.
MBTA Green Line Extension breaks ground
A groundbreaking ceremony was held for the 4.7-mile Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority (MBTA) Green Line Extension (GLX) where officials from the U.S. Department of Transportation (USDOT) said federal funding had been released