CTA Expected to Receive $764MM in First Year for RLE Project
CHICAGO – The CTA announced it is expected to receive $764 million in 2025, which is an increase of $396 million in funding.
CHICAGO – The CTA announced it is expected to receive $764 million in 2025, which is an increase of $396 million in funding.
SAN FRANCISCO – The FTA has committed a grant totaling more than $5 billion for the final phase of the Silicon Valley BART Extension project.
Transit Services general manager Renee Amilcar wrote in a memo that Michael Morgan will remain with OC Transpo until the fall “to ensure a smooth transition,” according to a report in CTVNews. In
TORONTO – The TTC will have preventative maintenance work take place on sections of Lines 1 and 2 to repair minor track issues.
BOSTON – MBTA’s progress has allowed it to remove nine speed restrictions on its Red Line.
HARRISBURG, Pa. – Amtrak’s Harrisburg Line Track Renewal project moves to phase four.
PITTSBURGH – Beginning spring 2025, Pittsburg Regional Transit plans to close Mount Washington Transit Tunnel for five months to allow for rehabilitation.
NEWARK, N.J. – NJ TRANSIT’s first phase of the Long Slip Fill and Rail Enhancement project won 2023 Project of the Year within the $10M – $60M category. The award comes from the Construction Management Association of America (CMAA) Metro New York/New Jersey chapter.
SAN JOSE, Calif. – The VTA continues work on its light rail system to bring it to a state of good repair.
HONOLULU – Honolulu Authority for Rapid Transit (HART) plans to award a contract to build the elevated rail line through Honolulu’s city center in August.
DALLAS – DART has finished repairing the overhead catenary system after a major accident incurred damage to the system on July 21, 2024.
DENVER – RTD continues rail repairs on its E, H, and R lines. On the E and R lines, it has removed southbound speed restrictions between Orchard and Arapahoe at Village Center stations.
SAN FRANCISCO – Crews will work on replacing track switches in Oakland during the weekend of August 17th and 18th.
SACRAMENTO – SacRT celebrated the beginning of construction on the Watt/I-80 Transit Center Improvement Project.
BOSTON – The MBTA announces its Red Line Braintree branch service will be suspended for 24 days to allow for improvements.
BOSTON – The MBTA announced service changes on several lines so it can continue its work in maintaining track infrastructure across its system.
BALTIMORE – Amtrak on July 18 unveiled new renderings of the future West Baltimore MARC Station that will be built as part of the Frederick Douglass Tunnel Program.
MOUNT LEBANON, Pa. – On the Red Line Project, contractors have finished rail replacement work at the Alfred Street grade crossing.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Local and state officials gathered to break ground on the future east entrance to the Crystal City Metrorail Station.
WASHINGTON, D.C. –– After several days of temperatures hovering around 100 degrees, especially near the Washington, D.C. area, NEC railroads are reporting operating problems due to the extreme heat.