Brightline to close road in Melbourne, Fla. through June 2022 for rail bridge construction work
Brightline is moving forward with major construction that will leave a road in Melbourne, Fla. closed for a year.
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Watch: Brightline executes box-jacking method under S.R. 528
This week construction crews have been working on a railroad underpass under S.R. 528 in Brevard County, Fla, using the box-jacking method.
Worker in critical condition after being electrocuted on LIRR third track expansion project
An ironworker involved in the Long Island Rail Road’s (LIRR) third track expansion project was electrocuted on March 14 and is in critical condition.
TWO DAYS left to nominate for 2021 RT&S Top Projects
It’s time to nominate your rail project for the 2021 RT&S Top Projects competition. The inaugural years was a huge success, and the program is dependent upon nominations submitted by you. You
Watch: Drone footage of girder placement on high-speed rail project
A drone along Avenue 88 in Tulare County, Calif., shows crews placing 19 of the 20 girders needed to form the superstructure of the grade separation. The shortest girders were nearly 59
LIRR continues to hit milestones on expansion project
MTA Construction & Development (C&D), the Long Island Rail Road (LIRR) and design-builder 3rd Track Constructors successfully installed a new LIRR bridge and underpass tunnel at New Hyde Park Road in New
Workers make first strike on Gold Line extension in L.A.
Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti called the Foothill Gold Line extension a “down payment on a more connected, dynamic, and equitable future for Angelenos.” On July 10, that down payment was already
Bells & Whistles—6/12/20
L.A.’s Purple Line extension runs into trouble with tunnel construction. Sound Transit’s Tacoma Link light-rail extension costing more. Metro-North Railroad ready to begin construction on rail bridges. California lawmakers want to take
Group wants to see change, but Calgary officials have their own revisions in mind for Green Line
Saving some green is the current mindset of Calgary officials when it comes to the construction of the new Green Line. Future expansion also is top of mind as the City Council
Settlements, problems, delays dim any bright side of L.A.’s Crenshaw Line
Settling with the contractor is creating one big money pit for L.A. Metro. The agency is looking for another $120 million for a $2.06 billion light-rail line from Mid-City to the South
Bells & Whistles—5/15/20
NJ Transit awards contract for new railroad bridge. FRA provides update on Positive Train Control implementation. SANDAG begins stabilization project on the Del Mar cliffs. Transit leaders are asking for more stimulus
After Superstorm Sandy collision, NJ Transit bridge will be rehabilitated
New Jersey Transit has awarded a contract worth $247.95 million to George Harms Construction Co. of Farmingdale, N.J. for the first of three construction phases of the Raritan River Bridge Replacement project
A green light for the Green Line? Calgary expected to vote soon
By the start of summer the city of Calgary will know if it has warmed up enough to plans for a new Green Line light rail track. The Calgary City Council is
Town says plans for new railroad bridge over Connecticut River lack details
Amtrak is looking to replace a rail bridge across the Connecticut River between the towns of Old Lyme, Conn., and Old Saybrook, Conn. The existing bridge has been there since 1907 and
Bells & Whistles—5/8/20
Bridge work cranks up at Virgin Trains’ Orlando extension project. MARTA may have to cut, delay light rail projects due to COVID-19. Work continues at LIRR’s Third Track project. Texas Central ruled
Bridge work kicks into high gear on Orlando extension project
Virgin Trains, formerly Brightline, continues progress on the Orlando extension, connecting South Florida with Central Florida, beginning construction on many of the 28 bridges located along the 129-mile north-south corridor between Brevard
Look: Work on Boston’s Green Line Extension is in full swing
The city of Boston is famous for its Green Monster, which is the high left-field wall at the home of baseball’s Boston Red Sox, also known as Fenway Park. However, lately the
Railroad overpass project in Indiana continues to move along
Work continues to spread at the intersection of S.R. 46 and S.R. 11 in Columbus, Ind. That is certainly better than the coronavirus alternative. While the virus puts more Americans on lockdown,
Cost climbs for bicycle bridge over BNSF tracks in Minnesota due to poor soil
Costs are starting to mount for a proposed pedestrian bridge that crosses over BNSF railroad tracks in St. Louis Park, Minn.
Woodhaven, Mich., elevates effort to solve on-grade crossing delays
Rather than continue to complain about ongoing traffic delays at an at-grade railroad crossing, Woodhaven, Mich., is taking the high road … in the form of a bridge.