WMATA Reopens Two Orange Line Stations; Announces Green Line Maintenance
WASHINGTON, D.C. – In a news release from Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority (WMATA), two Orange Line stations re-opened today after track maintenance.
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WMATA Reopens Two Stations and Continues Work on Orange Line
WASHINGTON – Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority will reopen two stations on its Orange and Silver Lines while its Orange Line enters a second phase of construction.
Orange and Red Line improvements are going to cost another $1B
MBTA officials have announced that another $1 billion will be needed to complete repairs on the agency’s Orange and Red lines.
Watch: MBTA releases video of work being executed on Orange Line
MBTA’s Orange Line is now 69% complete
MBTA Orange Line work reaches halfway mark
The MBTA has announced that 50% of the work taking place along the Orange Line during the 30-day closure is complete.
MBTA Orange Line shutdown began on Monday – how did it go?
RT&S recently reported on the month-long shut down of the Orange Line, which began on Monday, Aug. 22.
MBTA Orange Line work, planned for next month, to be rescheduled
Last week, the MBTA rescheduled work that was set to begin this past weekend.
MBTA makes major upgrades at Orange Line Wellington Yard and Maintenance Facility
The Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority (MBTA) is working on significant upgrades to their Wellington Yard and Maintenance Facility, located in Medford, Mass.
Project Connect may close Austin’s Drag to car/bus traffic
The Drag in Austin, Texas, might be a strip for just light-rail cars to show off their speed.
Money starts to move on Austin’s Project Connect light-rail project
Over $312 million has been approved for the Project Connect venture in Austin, Texas.
MBTA to perform challenging rail measurements over next four years
The Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority (MBTA) has awarded Advanced Rail Management, Corp., (ARM) a four-year contract with two option years for optical rail measurement services.
Bells & Whistles—LIRR project stopped after worker electrocuted
Ambitious capital plan of New York’s MTA is now back on track thanks to federal relief MTA launches safety investigation after LIRR third track electrocution Washington Metro puts workers in danger during
Derailment forces MBTA to take new trains out of service, repair infrastructure
When it’s new and shiny, the last thing you want to see is dents and dings.
Part of Cap Metro’s show-stopping transit plan gets the hook
The cases continue to rise. The number of transit agencies impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic keeps getting higher, and the latest victim is Austin’s Capital Metro. The agency has been boasting about
New transit line in Austin could require voters to approve 22.5 percent tax rate increase
Called a once-in-a-generation investment, the proposed new rail line for the city of Austin, Texas, will most likely have one crack to sway voters in 2020. State law calls for taxing bodies
Austin’s Capital Metro gearing up for massive light rail system
Some think big, but Austin’s Capital Metro is thinking massive.
A drop in riders could eliminate one-third of funding for TriMet’s Southwest Corridor Project in Portland, Ore.
Eliminating park-and-ride spots has TriMet officials in Portland doing a duck-and-cover. Passenger estimates for the new Southwest Corridor Project have dropped from 43,000 to 37,500. TriMet was initially planning on the higher
Chicago Transit Authority continues to commit funding to Red Line extension
The hope that Chicago Transit Authority’s (CTA) Red Line may run a little deeper in the future has not faded one bit. The CTA Board has decided to look into extending the